Willow Lane, Mitcham, CR4 4FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR4 4FL is primarily male, with 54.5% of the population 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	49.7%	45.5%	-4.2%	51.0%	-5.5%
Male	50.3%	54.5%	4.2%	49.0%	5.5%

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	30%	38.9%	8.9%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	50.2%	41.3%	-8.9%	44.2%	-2.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4.4%	5.1%	0.7%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	9.7%	9%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	5.7%	4.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	50.7%	53.6%	2.9%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	27.7%	30.2%	2.5%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	16.8%	10.6%	-6.2%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	4.8%	4.7%	-0.1%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0%	1%	1.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	24.7%	21%	-3.7%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	10.2%	-1.7%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	12%	-3.0%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	14.4%	2.5%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	33%	9.7%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	10.6%	5.1%	-5.5%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.7% 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	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1.7%	6.4%	4.7%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	3.1%	4.2%	1.1%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	6.5%	7.1%	0.6%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	6.9%	2.4%	1.0%	5.9%
Other Black	0.7%	2%	1.3%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1%	1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1%	3.4%	2.4%	0.8%	2.6%
White	67.8%	57.7%	-10.1%	81.4%	-23.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.4% 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	74%	60.4%	-13.6%	83.2%	-22.8%
European Union	7.9%	13.9%	6.0%	6.1%	7.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	6.8%	7.3%	0.5%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	10.3%	3.1%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	5.9%	2.1%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.2%	60.7%	-10.5%	83.2%	-22.5%
10+ Years	2.7%	24.1%	21.4%	9.8%	14.3%
5-10 Years	4.5%	7.4%	2.9%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	5.1%	3.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	16.4%	3.9%	-12.5%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	9%	13.5%	-4.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.9%	37.2%	-12.3%
Christian	51.4%	46.2%	5.2%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	8.6%	6.5%	2.1%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Willow Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Willow Lane was 360.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 191.5% higher than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Willow Lane has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 13th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 102.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.3%.

🔎 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 4FL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Willow Lane are based on 29 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 Willow Lane, Mitcham, CR4 4FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 4FL

Average Price
£1,142,247

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,142,247

Estimated Average Property Prices for Willow Lane

Average Price
£1,674,133

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£497,498

Detached
£1,718,088

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,826,591

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Willow LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19-23 31 34 35 64 And 66 Connect House, 21 Willow Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,032,000	2016-12-06	£1,092,238

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 4FL

Employment

CR4 4FL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	103
Retired	48
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	36
Unemployed	23
Looking after home or family	22
Other	21
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	16
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Transport and storage	12
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Education	7
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Financial and insurance 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	951 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	- not rated	4,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cranmer Primary School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	3out of 4	651 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Cricket Green , CR4 4LA	3out of 4	1,010 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Wrythe Primary School Green Wrythe Lane , SM5 1JP	- not rated	1,033 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Wrythe Primary School Green Wrythe Lane , SM5 1JP	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moreton Green First School Llanthony Road , SM4 6DX	- not rated	1,295 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	1,719 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	4,342 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	1,173 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watermeads High School Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	1,206 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishopsford Arts College Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	1,206 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton Boys Sports College Winchcombe Road , SM5 1RW	- not rated	1,885 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Carshalton Boys Sports College Winchcombe Road , SM5 1RW	3out of 4	1,885 yd	Academy converter	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	651 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,577 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury County Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	1,719 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	2,059 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	2,262 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	2,059 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	2,467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	3,063 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	3,340 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wandle Valley Academy Welbeck Road , SM5 1LW	3out of 4	1,073 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wandle Valley School Welbeck Road , SM5 1LW	- not rated	1,073 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elms Independent School 2a Church Path , CR4 4EL	- not rated	1,160 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravensbury School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	- not rated	1,273 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,273 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
Drop Project Brewing Co	Unit 8, The Willows Business Centre, 17 Willow Lane	52 yd
Country City Catering	Unit A5, Connaught Business Centre, 22 Willow Lane	160 yd
Tooting & Mitcham Football Club	The Hub, Imperial Fields Bishopsford Road	619 yd
The Meal Team	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	619 yd
Cranmer Primary School (Breakfast/After School Club)	Cranmer Primary School, Cranmer Road	653 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown of Mitcham	Carshalton Road, Mitcham	443 yd
Mitcham Golf Club	The Clubhouse, Carshalton Road	533 yd
The Ravensbury Arms	Croydon Road, Mitcham	872 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Shak	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	619 yd
Jays Peri Peri Chicken	7 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	895 yd
Southsea Fish Bar	1 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	915 yd
China Garden Express	70 London Road, Mitcham Junction	1,083 yd
PFC Grill	72 London Road, Mitcham Junction	1,083 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Poulter Park Watermead Lane	grass pitches	480 yd
Mitcham Golf Club CARSHALTON ROAD	golf	600 yd
Tooting And Mitcham Community Sports Club IMPERIAL FIELDS IMPERIAL FIELDS BISHOPSFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	615 yd
Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) CANONS LEISURE CENTRE CANONS LEISURE CENTRE MADEIRA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,009 yd
Green Wrythe Primary School GREEN WRYTHE LANE	grass pitches	1,035 yd
Wandle Valley School WELBECK ROAD	grass pitches	1,086 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	280.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	268.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 4FL