Church Road, Mitcham, CR4 3BW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR4 3BW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.5%	50.1%	-2.4%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	47.5%	49.9%	2.4%	49.0%	0.9%

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 3BW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.3% 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	48%	48.3%	0.3%	37.9%	10.4%
Married: Opposite sex	37.4%	36.9%	-0.5%	44.2%	-7.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.7%	4%	0.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	7.7%	6%	-1.7%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	44.7%	45.8%	1.1%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	41.6%	32.3%	-9.3%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	9.1%	14.6%	5.5%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	4.1%	5%	0.9%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	1.2%	1.1%

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	11%	18.9%	7.9%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	9.1%	-0.4%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	9.7%	-0.9%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	15.4%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	41%	41.4%	0.4%	33.8%	7.6%
Other	15.4%	2.3%	-13.1%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.4% 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	2.8%	0.2%	-2.6%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%	0.7%	3.6%
Indian	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	5.3%	14.2%	8.9%	2.7%	11.5%
Other Asian	6.6%	11%	4.4%	1.6%	9.4%
Black African	6.9%	9.4%	2.5%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	8.8%	2.5%	-6.3%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	1.6%	5%	3.4%	0.5%	4.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.8%	0.8%
White	56.3%	40.4%	-15.9%	81.4%	-41.0%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.7% 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	52.5%	56.7%	4.2%	83.2%	-26.5%
European Union	17.5%	13.4%	-4.1%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	8.1%	5.9%	-2.2%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	14.7%	20%	5.3%	5.6%	14.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	2.1%	-2.6%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.3%	57.1%	6.8%	83.2%	-26.1%
10+ Years	4.4%	30.5%	26.1%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	10.6%	7.6%	-3.0%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	11.9%	3.4%	-8.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	22.8%	1.4%	-21.4%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	76.7%	-4.5%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	5%	1.3%	3.7%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.6%	37.2%	-14.6%
Christian	44%	46.2%	-2.2%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	7.7%	1.7%	6.0%
Muslim	18%	6.5%	11.5%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Church Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Church Road was 160.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.3% higher than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Church Road has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 62nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 66.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR4 3BW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Church Road are based on 226 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 Church Road, Mitcham, CR4 3BW

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 3BW

Average Price
£641,995

Semi-Detached
£407,569

Terraced
£537,113

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,827

Other
£2,187,160

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Road

Average Price
£343,077

Semi-Detached
£500,337

Terraced
£449,529

Detached
£897,589

Flats/Maisonettes
£263,453

Other
£708,700

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
St Augustin Court, 260 Church Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,000,000	2019-07-31	£2,091,404
St Augustin Court, 260 Church Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£600,000	2016-01-11	£642,809
264 Church Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£205,000	2011-05-17	£407,569
264 Church Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2011-04-07	£342,040
264 Church Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£146,000	2011-02-25	£293,166

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 3BW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 3BW area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Part-Time Employee	51
Retired	47
Self-Employed	39
Student (economically inactive)	29
Looking after home or family	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
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	3,180 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	4,933 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haslemere Primary School Foxton Grove , CR4 3PQ	- not rated	229 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harland First School Brangwyn Crescent , SW19 2UN	- not rated	374 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	559 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Academy Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	723 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	- not rated	871 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	2,513 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	3,414 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	4,052 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	4out of 4	985 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,777 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfields High School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,777 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,949 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,025 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	559 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	1,661 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	1,729 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	1,840 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	1,840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	2,700 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,575 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	3,216 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	5,319 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldridge Preparatory School Mitcham Parish Centre , Church Path CR4 3BN	- not rated	771 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	798 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road/ Whatley Avenue , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	879 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravensbury School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	- not rated	1,016 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,016 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
Crispy Chicken Hut	4 Cobham Court, Haslemere Avenue	331 yd
Ziteq Foods	Unit 14, Boundary Business Court	378 yd
Elis Laundry	9 Deer Park Road, South Wimbledon	649 yd
The Brioche	39 Windsor Avenue, South Wimbledon	656 yd
Nando's	Unit 12, Tandem Centre	659 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The William Morris	20 Watermill Way, Colliers Wood	741 yd
Kiss Me Hardy	Unit 5, Priory Retail Park, 131 High Street Collier's Wood	972 yd
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Wonder	172 Church Road, Mitcham	3 yd
Ting n Ting	Unit 2 The Pavillions, Merton Abbey Mills	741 yd
Sushi Gourmet	1 Merton High Street, Colliers Wood	906 yd
Mr Kebab	8 Upper Green West, Mitcham	992 yd
Monster Burgerz/Master Wings/Crunch/Chikin/Pizza Romano	256A London Road, Mitcham	1,014 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	796 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	863 yd
Marks & Spencer	(Main Store), 1 Merton High Street	906 yd
Sainsbury's	1 Merton High Street, Colliers Wood	906 yd
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	987 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haslemere Primary School HASLEMERE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	188 yd
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	357 yd
South Mitcham Community Centre HASLEMERE AVENUE		367 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	606 yd
Nuffield Health Merton Abbey Fitness & Wellbeing Gym NONSUCH HOUSE NONSUCH HOUSE CHAPTER WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	724 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	803 yd
Melrose School MELROSE SCHOOL MELROSE SCHOOL CHURCH ROAD		870 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	86.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	86.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	66.7%

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%

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

Overview of CR4 3BW