Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 4BP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR4 4BP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	51.5%	3.7%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	52.2%	48.5%	-3.7%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	33%	35.8%	2.8%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	54.3%	50.4%	-3.9%	44.2%	6.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.2%	2.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	2.5%	5.1%	2.6%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	7.1%	5.5%	-1.6%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	42.8%	47.6%	4.8%	48.4%	-0.8%
Good health	34.5%	32.6%	-1.9%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	18.6%	14.9%	-3.7%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%	0.0%

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	19.1%	18.2%	-0.9%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	7.3%	-6.5%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	10.9%	-0.1%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	6.6%	3.1%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	13.9%	5.7%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	37.6%	6.0%	33.8%	3.8%
Other	12.8%	5.5%	-7.3%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.4% 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	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0.9%	4.3%	3.4%	0.7%	3.6%
Indian	2.4%	8%	5.6%	3.1%	4.9%
Pakistani	1.5%	7.3%	5.8%	2.7%	4.6%
Other Asian	13.9%	11%	-2.9%	1.6%	9.4%
Black African	7.1%	4.9%	-2.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	10.9%	14.7%	3.8%	1.0%	13.7%
Other Black	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
White	52.2%	36.4%	-15.8%	81.4%	-45.0%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.2% 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	60.2%	61.2%	1.0%	83.2%	-22.0%
European Union	10.3%	8.9%	-1.4%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	5.6%	4.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	15%	16.5%	1.5%	5.6%	10.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	6.7%	-1.0%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.1%	60.4%	2.3%	83.2%	-22.8%
10+ Years	3.8%	32%	28.2%	9.8%	22.2%
5-10 Years	4.4%	2.7%	-1.7%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	7.7%	3.6%	-4.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	26%	1.2%	-24.8%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.7%	76.7%	7.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.9%	37.2%	-26.3%
Christian	59.9%	46.2%	13.7%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Muslim	8.8%	6.5%	2.3%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Brookfields Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brookfields Avenue was 180.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.3% higher than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brookfields Avenue has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 50th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.1%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR4 4BP, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Brookfields Avenue are based on 121 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 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 4BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 4BP

Average Price
£502,726

Semi-Detached
£507,877

Terraced
£483,839

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brookfields Avenue

Average Price
£437,193

Semi-Detached
£512,665

Terraced
£454,362

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£271,574

Other
£184,610

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brookfields AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-11-08	£479,533
23 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-08-11	£469,067
45 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-02-23	£473,041
41 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£386,500	2020-07-09	£428,687
21 Brookfields Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2017-05-25	£415,751

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 4BP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	58
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	23
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Looking after home or family	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Construction	19
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	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	1,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	- not rated	4,549 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Cricket Green , CR4 4LA	3out of 4	506 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer Primary School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	3out of 4	508 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Primary School Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	759 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Primary School Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	759 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benedict Academy Church Road , CR4 3BE	- not rated	792 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,493 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	3,878 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	854 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watermeads High School Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	885 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishopsford Arts College Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	885 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,771 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfields High School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,771 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	508 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,334 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	1,454 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury County Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	1,493 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	1,629 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	1,454 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	2,518 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,090 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	3,355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elms Independent School 2a Church Path , CR4 4EL	- not rated	487 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road/ Whatley Avenue , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	631 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravensbury School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	- not rated	666 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	666 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldridge Preparatory School Mitcham Parish Centre , Church Path CR4 3BN	- not rated	726 yd	Other independent 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
The Casuarina Tree	407 London Road, Mitcham	182 yd
First Little Steps	379 London Road, Mitcham	323 yd
Tooting & Mitcham Football Club	The Hub, Imperial Fields Bishopsford Road	347 yd
The Meal Team	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	347 yd
River Side Cafe	Cafe, Ravensbury Park Medical Centre, 1-3 Ravensbury Lane	462 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Ravensbury Arms	Croydon Road, Mitcham		1,053 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Shak	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	347 yd
Chicken World	345 London Road, Mitcham	477 yd
Mitcham Kebab	388 London Road, Mitcham	481 yd
Jays Peri Peri Chicken	7 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	610 yd
Southsea Fish Bar	1 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	648 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tooting And Mitcham Community Sports Club IMPERIAL FIELDS IMPERIAL FIELDS BISHOPSFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	354 yd
Melrose School MELROSE SCHOOL MELROSE SCHOOL CHURCH ROAD		638 yd
Mitcham Cricket Club Cricket Green	grass pitches	683 yd
Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) CANONS LEISURE CENTRE CANONS LEISURE CENTRE MADEIRA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	760 yd
Harris Academy Morden LILLESHALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	798 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		836 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	956 yd
Poulter Park Watermead Lane	grass pitches	980 yd
Green Wrythe Primary School GREEN WRYTHE LANE	grass pitches	1,053 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	64.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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