Lavender Grove, Mitcham, CR4 3HU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR4 3HU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.9% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	54.9%	7.1%	51.0%	3.9%
Male	52.2%	45.1%	-7.1%	49.0%	-3.9%

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 3HU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45% 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	40.6%	45%	4.4%	37.9%	7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	46.1%	38.7%	-7.4%	44.2%	-5.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	2.3%	3.4%	1.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5.1%	7%	1.9%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	5.9%	5.1%	-0.8%	6.1%	-1.0%

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 (86.3%) 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	49.1%	54.2%	5.1%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	37.1%	32.1%	-5.0%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	9.1%	9.2%	0.1%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	23.8%	20.3%	-3.5%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	11.1%	-0.6%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	11.1%	-4.5%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	13.3%	6.3%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	25%	36.8%	11.8%	33.8%	3.0%
Other	15.6%	4.6%	-11.0%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.4% 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	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	3.1%	6%	2.9%	2.7%	3.3%
Other Asian	30.2%	20.3%	-9.9%	1.6%	18.7%
Black African	3.5%	10.8%	7.3%	2.5%	8.3%
Black Caribbean	6.9%	6%	-0.9%	1.0%	5.0%
Other Black	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	5.3%	3.5%	-1.8%	0.4%	3.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.8%	0.8%
White	39.9%	34.4%	-5.5%	81.4%	-47.0%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	1.9%	6.2%	4.3%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51% 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	47.8%	51%	3.2%	83.2%	-32.2%
European Union	13.2%	14.1%	0.9%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	6.6%	6%	-0.6%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	26.7%	21.8%	-4.9%	5.6%	16.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	4.9%	-0.1%	1.3%	3.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.6%	51%	5.4%	83.2%	-32.2%
10+ Years	2.8%	35.8%	33.0%	9.8%	26.0%
5-10 Years	10.1%	6.4%	-3.7%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	13.8%	5.5%	-8.3%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	27.7%	1.3%	-26.4%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.2%	76.7%	-7.5%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	6%	1.3%	4.7%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.8%	37.2%	-23.4%
Christian	50.1%	46.2%	3.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	17.2%	1.7%	15.5%
Muslim	11.4%	6.5%	4.9%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Lavender Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lavender Grove was 55.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.2% lower than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lavender Grove has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 288th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.9%.

🔎 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 3HU, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Lavender Grove are based on 58 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 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, CR4 3HU

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 3HU

Average Price
£464,502

Semi-Detached
£462,000

Terraced
£505,565

Detached
£537,569

Flats/Maisonettes
£362,745

Other
£233,715

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lavender Grove

Average Price
£422,361

Semi-Detached
£498,834

Terraced
£472,197

Detached
£582,320

Flats/Maisonettes
£328,878

Other
£235,110

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lavender GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£420,000	2023-08-04	£422,928
16 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£436,000	2023-08-04	£443,353
26 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£540,000	2022-10-31	£548,020
14 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,505	2022-04-08	£550,229
44 Lavender Grove, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£45,000	2017-04-20	£47,292

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 3HU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 3HU 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	144
Part-Time Employee	57
Self-Employed	47
Retired	42
Student (economically inactive)	33
Unemployed	29
Looking after home or family	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	10
Other	9
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,340 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,434 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	146 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	3out of 4	425 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	811 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haslemere Primary School Brooklands Court , Haslemere Avenue CR4 3PQ	3out of 4	887 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Singlegate Primary School South Gardens , Colliers Wood SW19 2NT	4out of 4	931 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3out of 4	1,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	1,342 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,986 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,470 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rutlish School Watery Lane , Merton Park SW20 9AD	4out of 4	2,880 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,216 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	3out of 4	2,613 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,660 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	597 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	607 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	1,023 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	1,103 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,131 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
Chak 89 & Elmbrook Cash & Carry	105 Bond Road, Mitcham	303 yd
Lavender Nursery	Steers Mead, Veals Mead	332 yd
AK Kitchen	31 Monarch Parade, London Road	459 yd
Bistro Przy Rondzie	160 London Road, Mitcham	492 yd
Flavour Culture	Unit 8 College Fields Business Centre, 19 Prince Georges Road	505 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	514 yd
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	573 yd
Kiss Me Hardy	Unit 5, Priory Retail Park, 131 High Street Collier's Wood	1,050 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	1,057 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Xu Sheng	76 Monarch Parade, London Road	472 yd
Chicken Village	170 London Road, Mitcham	492 yd
Oysters	154 London Road, Mitcham	492 yd
Tasty Chicken	173 London Road, Mitcham	507 yd
Monster Burgerz/Master Wings/Crunch/Chikin/Pizza Romano	256A London Road, Mitcham	564 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	303 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	516 yd
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	641 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	117 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	135 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	617 yd
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	635 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	698 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	736 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		758 yd
Haslemere Primary School HASLEMERE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	929 yd
Nuffield Health Merton Abbey Fitness & Wellbeing Gym NONSUCH HOUSE NONSUCH HOUSE CHAPTER WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	981 yd
Colliers Wood Recreation Ground NORTH GARDENS	grass pitches	1,038 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	75 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 3HU