London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 3NH has a slightly higher male population, with 53% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.2%	47%	-0.2%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	52.8%	53%	0.2%	49.0%	4.0%

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 3NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.5% 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	48.3%	45.5%	-2.8%	37.9%	7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	34.5%	37%	2.5%	44.2%	-7.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10.3%	12.5%	2.2%	9.1%	3.4%
Widowed	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.1%

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 (85.5%) 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	48.3%	53.2%	4.9%	48.4%	4.8%
Good health	38.3%	32.3%	-6.0%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	7.8%	9.8%	2.0%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	4.4%	4%	-0.4%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	16.9%	26.3%	9.4%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	11.4%	-1.2%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	11.1%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.4%	5.4%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	10.8%	0.1%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	24.5%	28.6%	4.1%	33.8%	-5.2%
Other	23%	6.4%	-16.6%	2.8%	3.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.4% 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	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	5.3%	4.2%	-1.1%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	3.1%	7.4%	4.3%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	3.1%	4%	0.9%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	11.9%	12.7%	0.8%	1.6%	11.1%
Black African	10.6%	14.6%	4.0%	2.5%	12.1%
Black Caribbean	6.1%	5.6%	-0.5%	1.0%	4.6%
Other Black	3.6%	1.3%	-2.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	0.5%	-2.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	5.3%	2.1%	-3.2%	0.8%	1.3%
White	39.2%	39.4%	0.2%	81.4%	-42.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	3.3%	4.2%	0.9%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.6%	39.3%	-11.3%	83.2%	-43.9%
European Union	18.1%	25.1%	7.0%	6.1%	19.0%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.1%	2.3%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	7.5%	11.3%	3.8%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	20.3%	19.1%	-1.2%	5.6%	13.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50%	39.6%	-10.4%	83.2%	-43.6%
10+ Years	6.1%	36.9%	30.8%	9.8%	27.1%
5-10 Years	13.3%	7.7%	-5.6%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	7.5%	7.7%	0.2%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	23.1%	8.2%	-14.9%	1.9%	6.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.6%	76.7%	-21.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Poland	11.8%	1.3%	10.5%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	10.5%	1.5%	9.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.7%	37.2%	-24.5%
Christian	52.9%	46.2%	6.7%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	10.6%	1.7%	8.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	16.1%	6.5%	9.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is London Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around London Road was 401.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 237.0% higher than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

London Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 9th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 177.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -9.4%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR4 3NH, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 London Road are based on 862 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 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 3NH

Average Price
£374,411

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£534,619

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£195,766

Other
£413,404

Estimated Average Property Prices for London Road

Average Price
£331,938

Semi-Detached
£712,647

Terraced
£506,868

Detached
£939,441

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,066

Other
£556,410

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on London Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
229 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£7,000	2023-10-04	£7,170
259 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£714,000	2023-05-16	£724,026
241 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-01-30	£454,950
251 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£591,000	2021-06-03	£617,891
263 - 265 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£630,000	2019-01-23	£675,429

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 3NH

Employment

CR4 3NH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 3NH 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	82
Self-Employed	59
Part-Time Employee	47
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	22
Retired	19
Other	18
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	12
Information and communication	10
Other	10
Construction	9
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	1
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	2,598 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	5,045 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	340 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	3out of 4	403 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	512 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	669 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Cricket Green , CR4 4LA	3out of 4	682 yd	Voluntary aided 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	882 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	1,915 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	1,967 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	2,378 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	2,416 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	2,452 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,853 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	177 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	327 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	332 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	358 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	496 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	4 yd
The Kalabash Hut	255 London Road, Mitcham	4 yd
Tag Elezz	Mitcham Market, 2A Upper Green East	76 yd
Gino's	6-8 Upper Green East, Mitcham	84 yd
Cravings	47 Upper Green East, Mitcham	117 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	275 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	299 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	684 yd
The Ravensbury Arms	Croydon Road, Mitcham	990 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Abbys Grill Peri Peri	259 London Road, Mitcham	4 yd
Hong Kong House	233 London Road, Mitcham	4 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Bites	Shop, 253 London Road	4 yd
KFC	229 London Road, Mitcham	54 yd
Kentiss	12 Fair Green Parade, London Road	83 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	131 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	311 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	475 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	182 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		298 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		353 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	452 yd
Mitcham Cricket Club Cricket Green	grass pitches	468 yd
Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) CANONS LEISURE CENTRE CANONS LEISURE CENTRE MADEIRA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	585 yd
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	753 yd
Melrose School MELROSE SCHOOL MELROSE SCHOOL CHURCH ROAD		759 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	784 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	872 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	73.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	73.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	59.5%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 3NH