Garth Road, Morden, SM4 4NE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SM4 4NE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51.2%	0.1%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.9%	48.8%	-0.1%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 vicinity of SM4 4NE there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.6%	36.2%	1.6%	37.9%	-1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.3%	51.9%	3.6%	44.2%	7.7%
Separated	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	10.3%	6.8%	-3.5%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) 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	48.7%	50.8%	2.1%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	37.9%	36.6%	-1.3%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	8.4%	9.5%	1.1%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	17%	17.8%	0.8%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	12.2%	-4.6%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	10.1%	-4.1%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	6.1%	2.7%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	14.3%	0.6%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	27.1%	37.2%	10.1%	33.8%	3.4%
Other	7.8%	2.3%	-5.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.2% 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	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	5.1%	10.8%	5.7%	2.7%	8.1%
Other Asian	6.4%	4.9%	-1.5%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	10.1%	5.8%	-4.3%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
White	65%	60.2%	-4.8%	81.4%	-21.2%
Arab	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	1.3%	3.7%	2.4%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.3% 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	75.6%	64.3%	-11.3%	83.2%	-18.9%
European Union	5.1%	12.9%	7.8%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	10.4%	6.5%	-3.9%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	12.3%	4.6%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	3%	1.9%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.1%	64.3%	-10.8%	83.2%	-18.9%
10+ Years	1.3%	18.7%	17.4%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	1.5%	7.9%	6.4%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	6.6%	5.6%	-1.0%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	3.5%	-11.9%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.5%	76.7%	-10.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Hindu	5.8%	1.7%	4.1%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	15.3%	6.5%	8.8%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Garth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Garth Road was 51.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.7% higher than the Lower Morden average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Garth Road has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden and the 264th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SM4 4NE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Garth Road are based on 336 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 Garth Road, Morden, SM4 4NE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM4 4NE

Average Price
£1,253,757

Semi-Detached
£2,150,000

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£357,514

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Garth Road

Average Price
£521,169

Semi-Detached
£579,273

Terraced
£499,110

Detached
£698,267

Flats/Maisonettes
£312,030

Other
£1,037,039

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Garth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Midas Metro Centre, 197 - 199 Garth Road, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,075,000	2008-01-24	£2,194,881
Unit 1 Midas Metro Centre, 197 - 199 Garth Road, Morden, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£127,500	2003-01-17	£387,277
Midas Metro Centre, 197 - 199 Garth Road, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£630,000	2002-05-03	£2,060,541
Midas Metro Centre, 197 - 199 Garth Road, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	1999-09-20	£2,129,724

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM4 4NE

Employment

SM4 4NE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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	166
Retired	55
Self-Employed	55
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	28
Other	19
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Transport and storage	23
Education	22
Administrative and support service activities	18
Construction	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Manufacturing	16
Other	15
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	3,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	5,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surbiton Children's Centre Nursery Alpha Road , KT5 8RS	4out of 4	5,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorchester Primary School Dorchester Road , KT4 8PG	3out of 4	631 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary and Nursery School Green Lane , KT4 8AS	2out of 4	699 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aragon Primary School Aragon Primary School , Aragon Road SM4 4QU	3out of 4	711 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School London Road , North Cheam SM3 9DL	4out of 4	997 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hatfeild Primary School Lower Morden Lane , SM4 4SJ	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coombe Boys' School College Gardens, Blakes Lane , KT3 6NU	3out of 4	1,947 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	2,051 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cheam High School Chatsworth Road , Cheam SM3 8PW	4out of 4	2,375 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Raynes Park High School Bushey Road , SW20 0JL	3out of 4	2,395 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Challoner School Manor Drive North , KT3 5PE	4out of 4	2,894 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North East Surrey College of Technology Reigate Road , Ewell KT17 3DS	- not rated	5,307 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brookways School 660 London Road , North Cheam SM3 9BZ	- not rated	1,247 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blossom House School Station Road , Motspur Park KT3 6JJ	- not rated	1,509 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tennis Avenue School Manor Park , Malden Road KT3 6AU	- not rated	1,952 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Study School 57 Thetford Road , KT3 5DP	- not rated	2,726 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	2,772 yd	Community special 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
Bangers and Baps	Garth Road Industrial Centre, 193 Garth Road	87 yd
Creamy BTB Catering	Unit 2, Garth Road Industrial Centre, 193 Garth Road	99 yd
The Willow Breakfast And Afterschool Club	Dorchester Primary School, Dorchester Road	647 yd
The Hive	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	676 yd
Rainbow Day Nursery	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	676 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lord Nelson T/A Loco Loco, El Rodeo Mexicano, Burrito Bandits	Lord Nelson, 837 London Road		775 yd
Morden Brook	The Morden Brook Public House, Lower Morden Lane		876 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bright Ocean	830 London Road, North Cheam	824 yd
Marina	826 London Road, North Cheam	824 yd
Kingfish	324 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	988 yd
Chicken World Peri Peri	33 Stonecot Hill, Sutton	996 yd
New Capital Chinese Takeaway	718 London Road, North Cheam	1,045 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op	300 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	1,013 yd
Aldi Food Store	673 London Road, North Cheam	1,024 yd
Asda	1 Stonecot Hill, Sutton	1,059 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aragon Primary School ARAGON ROAD	tennis courts	678 yd
King Georges Playing Fields Tudor Drive	grass pitches, tennis courts	900 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	16.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	16.7%

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

Overview of SM4 4NE