Cardinal Avenue, Morden, SM4 4SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SM4 4SX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.7% 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	51.7%	54.7%	3.0%	51.0%	3.7%
Male	48.3%	45.3%	-3.0%	49.0%	-3.7%

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 4SX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.8% 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	30.6%	27.4%	-3.2%	37.9%	-10.5%
Married: Opposite sex	54%	54.8%	0.8%	44.2%	10.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	4.8%	5.4%	0.6%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	9.5%	9.5%	0.0%	6.1%	3.4%

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	46.7%	56.1%	9.4%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	39.4%	27%	-12.4%	33.6%	-6.6%
Fair health	11.3%	11.9%	0.6%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	2%	3.9%	1.9%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	24.2%	20.8%	-3.4%	18.2%	2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.9%	11.3%	-6.6%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	13.8%	-1.7%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	4%	5.4%	1.4%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	17.5%	6.0%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	18.3%	26.7%	8.4%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	8.7%	4.6%	-4.1%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	3%	1%	-2.0%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	4.5%	1.9%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
White	88.7%	85.9%	-2.8%	81.4%	4.5%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.7%	81.6%	-8.1%	83.2%	-1.6%
European Union	4%	7.3%	3.3%	6.1%	1.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	1.3%	4.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.6%	4.9%	2.3%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.1%	81.6%	-6.5%	83.2%	-1.6%
10+ Years	0.7%	11.8%	11.1%	9.8%	2.0%
5-10 Years	0.3%	3.8%	3.5%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	0%	-9.6%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.7%	76.7%	7.0%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	63.5%	46.2%	17.3%
Hindu	4.5%	1.7%	2.8%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Cardinal Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cardinal Avenue was 27.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.7% lower than the Lower Morden average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cardinal Avenue has the 6th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden and the 129th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 9.3%.

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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 4SX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 3/10 (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 Cardinal Avenue are based on 175 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 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, SM4 4SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM4 4SX

Average Price
£567,032

Semi-Detached
£642,812

Terraced
£564,225

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cardinal Avenue

Average Price
£604,015

Semi-Detached
£687,764

Terraced
£597,295

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cardinal AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
138 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£640,000	2024-12-18	£640,000
148 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2024-07-16	£497,770
134 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-02-14	£656,230
112 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£491,500	2023-08-25	£499,789
118 Cardinal Avenue, Morden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2023-06-09	£525,905

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM4 4SX

Employment

SM4 4SX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	79
Retired	71
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	9
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Construction	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	9
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,443 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,318 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hatfeild Primary School Lower Morden Lane , SM4 4SJ	3out of 4	189 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aragon Primary School Aragon Primary School , Aragon Road SM4 4QU	3out of 4	279 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher RC Primary School Grand Drive , SW20 9NA	3out of 4	842 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillcross Primary School Ashridge Way , SM4 4EE	3out of 4	1,101 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Morden Primary School London Road , SM4 5PX	3out of 4	1,140 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	1,664 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Raynes Park High School Bushey Road , SW20 0JL	3out of 4	2,281 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Boys' School College Gardens, Blakes Lane , KT3 6NU	3out of 4	2,319 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Rutlish School Watery Lane , Merton Park SW20 9AD	4out of 4	2,325 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,870 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blossom House School Station Road , Motspur Park KT3 6JJ	- not rated	1,736 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	1,808 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookways School 660 London Road , North Cheam SM3 9BZ	- not rated	1,886 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canterbury Campus Canterbury Road , SM4 6PT	3out of 4	2,012 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tennis Avenue School Manor Park , Malden Road KT3 6AU	- not rated	2,696 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blue Diamond Lower Morden Garden Centre	Garden Centre, Lower Morden Lane	186 yd
The Hive	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	411 yd
Rainbow Day Nursery	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	411 yd
Annex Abbey House	459 Hillcross Avenue, Morden	448 yd
Cafe Royale	17 Tudor Drive, Morden	523 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morden Brook	The Morden Brook Public House, Lower Morden Lane		391 yd
The George Inn	Epsom Road, Morden		950 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tudor Kebab	3 Tudor Drive, Morden	523 yd
The Fish & Chippy	15 Tudor Drive, Morden	523 yd
Kingfish	324 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	618 yd
KFC Stonecot	5 Stonecot Hill, Sutton	639 yd
Chicken World Peri Peri	33 Stonecot Hill, Sutton	684 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Op	300 Grand Drive, Raynes Park		628 yd
Asda	1 Stonecot Hill, Sutton		639 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King Georges Playing Fields Tudor Drive	grass pitches, tennis courts	256 yd
Aragon Primary School ARAGON ROAD	tennis courts	324 yd
Morden Cricket Club THE PAVILION THE PAVILION LOWER MORDEN LANE	grass pitches	418 yd
Morden Park Pools (Closed) London Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	859 yd
Sutton Common Recreation Ground AMBERLEY WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	926 yd
Morden Leisure Centre MORDEN LEISURE CENTRE MORDEN LEISURE CENTRE LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,036 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	171.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SM4 4SX