Florence Avenue, Morden, SM4 6EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SM4 6EX 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	51.5%	51.2%	-0.3%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.5%	48.8%	0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.5%	37.2%	6.7%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	48.1%	-1.9%	44.2%	3.9%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5.9%	3.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5.5%	5%	-0.5%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	6.6%	5.6%	-1.0%	6.1%	-0.5%

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	41.9%	52.6%	10.7%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	38.9%	32.9%	-6.0%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	13.6%	9.7%	-3.9%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	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	24.6%	20.9%	-3.7%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	10.3%	-4.2%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	7.8%	-3.9%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	5.6%	2.5%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	16.6%	4.1%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	34.4%	12.9%	33.8%	0.6%
Other	12.1%	4.4%	-7.7%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.8% 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	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.2%	4.1%	-0.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	3.6%	5.4%	1.8%	2.7%	2.7%
Other Asian	6.3%	5.4%	-0.9%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	5.1%	7.2%	2.1%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	3.1%	0.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	71.1%	59.8%	-11.3%	81.4%	-21.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.8%	4.6%	2.8%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.1% 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	69.3%	58.1%	-11.2%	83.2%	-25.1%
European Union	11.4%	19.7%	8.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	7.2%	10.2%	3.0%	2.7%	7.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	7.9%	-0.2%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.9%	58.1%	-8.8%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	1.8%	31.5%	29.7%	9.8%	21.7%
5-10 Years	4.8%	4.9%	0.1%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	10.8%	2.8%	-8.0%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	15.7%	2.8%	-12.9%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	5.6%	0.9%	4.7%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	11.8%	13.5%	-1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.2%	37.2%	-11.0%
Christian	52.1%	46.2%	5.9%
Hindu	6.4%	1.7%	4.7%
Muslim	9.5%	6.5%	3.0%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Florence Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Florence Avenue was 70.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.6% lower than the Merton Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Florence Avenue has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park and the 244th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SM4 6EX, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Florence Avenue are based on 68 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 Florence Avenue, Morden, SM4 6EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM4 6EX

Average Price
£503,518

Semi-Detached
£569,605

Terraced
£540,693

Detached
£675,807

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,159

Other
£696,429

Estimated Average Property Prices for Florence Avenue

Average Price
£475,709

Semi-Detached
£553,582

Terraced
£532,344

Detached
£713,547

Flats/Maisonettes
£331,167

Other
£677,026

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Florence AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Florence Avenue, Morden, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£675,000	2025-04-16	£648,027
15 Florence Avenue, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£615,000	2024-12-06	£615,000
27 Florence Avenue, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£615,000	2024-08-27	£608,348
25A Florence Avenue, Morden, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,000	2024-07-11	£358,710
19A Florence Avenue, Morden, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£312,500	2022-11-25	£296,459

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM4 6EX

Employment

SM4 6EX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	114
Self-Employed	47
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	14
Other	11
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	25
Education	17
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	11
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	3
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	- not rated	3,820 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moreton Green First School Llanthony Road , SM4 6DX	- not rated	239 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Montacute Road , SM4 6RL	3out of 4	484 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury Primary School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	733 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury First School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	764 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Wrythe Primary School Green Wrythe Lane , SM5 1JP	- not rated	797 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	647 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	2,890 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,650 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watermeads High School Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	359 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishopsford Arts College Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	359 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	380 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	3out of 4	1,992 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	- not rated	1,992 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	581 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury County Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	647 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	1,500 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillcross County Middle School Ashridge Way , SM4 4ED	- not rated	1,998 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	2,241 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	581 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	1,567 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,031 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	4,336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus Canterbury Road , SM4 6PT	3out of 4	761 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Woodland School Morden Lodge , Morden Hall Road SM4 5JD	- not rated	842 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	984 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The London Acorn School Morden Cottage , Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD	- not rated	1,133 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldridge Preparatory School Mitcham Parish Centre , Church Path CR4 3BN	- not rated	1,258 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
Harris Academy Morden	131 Lilleshall Road, Morden	415 yd
Impact Food Group @Harris Academy Morden	Main School Building, Harris Academy Morden, 131 Lilleshall Road	422 yd
Pipasa	63 St Helier Avenue, Morden	562 yd
Sunshine Cafe	54 Central Road, Morden	660 yd
King Peri Peri Chicken	50 Central Road, Morden	660 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok Inc.	67 St Helier Avenue, Morden	562 yd
Southsea Fish Bar	1 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	595 yd
Jays Peri Peri Chicken	7 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	610 yd
Mr Cod	56 Central Road, Morden	660 yd
The Shak	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	914 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	148 Central Road, Morden		739 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harris Academy Morden LILLESHALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	390 yd
Malmesbury Primary School MALMESBURY ROAD	grass pitches	678 yd
Saint Helier Community Centre Hill House Hill House Bishopsford Road		769 yd
The Quad GREEN WRYTHE LANE		782 yd
Green Wrythe Primary School GREEN WRYTHE LANE	grass pitches	797 yd
Morden Recreation Ground Farm Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	830 yd
Tooting And Mitcham Community Sports Club IMPERIAL FIELDS IMPERIAL FIELDS BISHOPSFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	915 yd
St Ann'S School (Closed) Bordesley Road		986 yd
Perseid Lower School BORDESLEY ROAD	swimming pool	986 yd
Perseid Upper School MIDDLETON ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	1,028 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	93.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.8%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	103.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SM4 6EX