Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR4 3DP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	50.3%	-0.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	49.2%	49.7%	0.5%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.9%	40.9%	-1.0%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	47.3%	1.0%	44.2%	3.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	5.9%	6.4%	0.5%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.7%	46.2%	2.5%	48.4%	-2.2%
Good health	41.6%	42%	0.4%	33.6%	8.4%
Fair health	10.4%	9.5%	-0.9%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

In the area around CR4 3DP this area, 9.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.6%	9.1%	-4.5%	18.2%	-9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	12.5%	4.0%	9.6%	2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	10.6%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	15.5%	3.0%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	34.9%	44.7%	9.8%	33.8%	10.9%
Other	17.3%	3.8%	-13.5%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.7% 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	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.8%	0.6%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	4%	5%	1.0%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	19.3%	12.9%	-6.4%	1.6%	11.3%
Black African	4.9%	5.3%	0.4%	2.5%	2.8%
Black Caribbean	7.3%	5.3%	-2.0%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	0.9%	2.6%
Mixed Other	2.4%	8.8%	6.4%	0.8%	8.0%
White	44.3%	47.7%	3.4%	81.4%	-33.7%
Arab	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.5%	5.3%	3.8%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.8% 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	50.8%	53.8%	3.0%	83.2%	-29.4%
European Union	13.5%	18%	4.5%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	10.4%	10.1%	-0.3%	2.7%	7.4%
Middle East and Asia	19%	11.2%	-7.8%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	5.9%	1.9%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.9%	53.8%	4.9%	83.2%	-29.4%
10+ Years	4.3%	31.1%	26.8%	9.8%	21.3%
5-10 Years	8%	9.2%	1.2%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	9.2%	3.3%	-5.9%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	29.7%	2.7%	-27.0%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	76.7%	-11.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Lithuania	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Poland	5%	1.3%	3.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	7.7%	1.5%	6.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.8%	37.2%	-12.4%
Christian	53.7%	46.2%	7.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	9.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Oakwood Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oakwood Avenue was 36.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.3% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oakwood Avenue has the 30th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey and the 178th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.1%.

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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 3DP, 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 Oakwood Avenue are based on 85 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 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 3DP

Average Price
£454,998

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£471,380

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£291,178

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oakwood Avenue

Average Price
£447,486

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£464,489

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,912

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oakwood AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2025-01-22	£502,451
36 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-12-20	£325,000
24 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2024-01-03	£438,674
16 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£575,250	2023-02-15	£596,189
30 Oakwood Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-06-24	£518,853

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 3DP

Employment

CR4 3DP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	99
Self-Employed	43
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	13
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	24
Construction	20
Education	20
Administrative and support service activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Other	17
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	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	3,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,915 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 Brooklands Court , Haslemere Avenue CR4 3PQ	3out of 4	234 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	555 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Academy Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	745 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	3out of 4	874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Singlegate Primary School South Gardens , Colliers Wood SW19 2NT	4out of 4	1,116 yd	Community school	Yes	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	- not rated	968 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,783 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,046 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rutlish School Watery Lane , Merton Park SW20 9AD	4out of 4	2,291 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Boys	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	2,617 yd	Academy converter	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	3out of 4	3,216 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	5,310 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	808 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	900 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,022 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,035 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Acorn School Morden Cottage , Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD	- not rated	1,053 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ziteq Foods	Unit 14, Boundary Business Court	309 yd
Crispy Chicken Hut	4 Cobham Court, Haslemere Avenue	435 yd
Ditchy's jerk	La Sporta Community Centre, 23 Church Road	649 yd
Flavour Culture	Unit 8 College Fields Business Centre, 19 Prince Georges Road	659 yd
Nando's	Unit 12, Tandem Centre	705 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The William Morris	20 Watermill Way, Colliers Wood	845 yd
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	955 yd
Kiss Me Hardy	Unit 5, Priory Retail Park, 131 High Street Collier's Wood	1,032 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Wonder	172 Church Road, Mitcham	124 yd
Ting n Ting	Unit 2 The Pavillions, Merton Abbey Mills	845 yd
Mr Kebab	8 Upper Green West, Mitcham	867 yd
Monster Burgerz/Master Wings/Crunch/Chikin/Pizza Romano	256A London Road, Mitcham	891 yd
Kentiss	12 Fair Green Parade, London Road	928 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	672 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	748 yd
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	862 yd
Marks & Spencer	(Main Store), 1 Merton High Street	989 yd
Sainsbury's	1 Merton High Street, Colliers Wood	989 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	241 yd
Haslemere Primary School HASLEMERE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	290 yd
South Mitcham Community Centre HASLEMERE AVENUE		464 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	518 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	726 yd
Melrose School MELROSE SCHOOL MELROSE SCHOOL CHURCH ROAD		791 yd
Nuffield Health Merton Abbey Fitness & Wellbeing Gym NONSUCH HOUSE NONSUCH HOUSE CHAPTER WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	803 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	1,024 yd
Mitcham Cricket Club Cricket Green	grass pitches	1,037 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 3DP