Dearn Gardens, Mitcham, CR4 3AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR4 3AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	50.9%	-2.2%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	46.9%	49.1%	2.2%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CR4 3AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.1%	47.5%	7.4%	37.9%	9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40.1%	34.9%	-5.2%	44.2%	-9.3%
Separated	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.5%	10.6%	0.1%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	6%	3.2%	-2.8%	6.1%	-2.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.1%	57.2%	12.1%	48.4%	8.8%
Good health	38.7%	27%	-11.7%	33.6%	-6.6%
Fair health	12.5%	12.1%	-0.4%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.3%	16.5%	-10.8%	18.2%	-1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	10.9%	-6.3%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	14%	-1.0%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	4.9%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	19.3%	8.8%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	18.7%	29.8%	11.1%	33.8%	-4.0%
Other	9.7%	4.6%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	4.5%	12.6%	8.1%	2.7%	9.9%
Other Asian	14.7%	11.8%	-2.9%	1.6%	10.2%
Black African	5.9%	12.3%	6.4%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	6.3%	-2.8%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	6.1%	3.4%	-2.7%	0.5%	2.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	49.3%	42.7%	-6.6%	81.4%	-38.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.7%	51.2%	-7.5%	83.2%	-32.0%
European Union	12.3%	13.4%	1.1%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	0.8%	3.9%
Africa	6.7%	8.1%	1.4%	2.7%	5.4%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	19.4%	1.5%	5.6%	13.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.1%	51.2%	-6.9%	83.2%	-32.0%
10+ Years	6.9%	27.8%	20.9%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	6.7%	11.3%	4.6%	2.9%	8.4%
2-5 Years	12.5%	6.8%	-5.7%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	15.7%	2.9%	-12.8%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.9%	37.2%	-12.3%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Muslim	19.9%	6.5%	13.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Dearn Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dearn Gardens was 39.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.5% lower than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dearn Gardens has the 10th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 178th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR4 3AY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dearn Gardens are based on 94 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Merton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dearn Gardens, Mitcham, CR4 3AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 3AY

Average Price
£319,779

Semi-Detached
£461,301

Terraced
£448,385

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,044

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dearn Gardens

Average Price
£340,032

Semi-Detached
£459,250

Terraced
£469,588

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,787

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dearn GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
60 De'Arn Gardens, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-06-10	£203,848
60 De'Arn Gardens, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-04-22	£201,608
60 De'Arn Gardens, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-04-22	£201,608
16 De'Arn Gardens, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2023-12-20	£224,168
22 De'Arn Gardens, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-07-22	£411,348

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 3AY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	89
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	32
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	28
Other	16
Transport and storage	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	2,619 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	5,123 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benedict Primary School Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	296 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Primary School Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	296 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	- not rated	496 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	- not rated	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	2,409 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,129 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	4,394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,149 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfields High School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,149 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,362 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	4out of 4	1,710 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	1,813 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	595 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	770 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	1,029 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	1,260 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	1,993 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	1,993 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	3,002 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,103 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	2,711 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	5,066 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	206 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ravensbury School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	- not rated	404 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	404 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Primary School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	421 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road/ Whatley Avenue , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	492 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pop in Cafe	257 London Road, Mitcham	387 yd
The Kalabash Hut	255 London Road, Mitcham	387 yd
Kings Arms	Pub, Kings Arms Public House, 260 London Road	417 yd
T-SHACK	258 London Road, Mitcham	420 yd
Pawelek Coffee Shop and Ice Cream T/A Restaurant	242-244 London Road, Mitcham	420 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	502 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	643 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	849 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Kebab	8 Upper Green West, Mitcham	364 yd
Kentiss	12 Fair Green Parade, London Road	378 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Bites	Shop, 253 London Road	387 yd
Hong Kong House	233 London Road, Mitcham	387 yd
Abbys Grill Peri Peri	259 London Road, Mitcham	387 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	207 yd
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	322 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	481 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	377 yd
Mitcham Cricket Club Cricket Green	grass pitches	477 yd
Melrose School MELROSE SCHOOL MELROSE SCHOOL CHURCH ROAD		493 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	506 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		519 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	612 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		640 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	729 yd
Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) CANONS LEISURE CENTRE CANONS LEISURE CENTRE MADEIRA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	768 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	783 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	69 Mbit/s
Average download speed	81.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CR4 3AY