Charminster Avenue, London, SW19 3EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW19 3EL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	50.2%	2.4%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	52.2%	49.8%	-2.4%	49.0%	0.8%

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 SW19 3EL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61.7% 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	24.6%	19.8%	-4.8%	37.9%	-18.1%
Married: Opposite sex	66.1%	61.7%	-4.4%	44.2%	17.5%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Separated	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	4.7%	5%	0.3%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	2.5%	8.6%	6.1%	6.1%	2.5%

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 (86.4%) 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	52.2%	51.4%	-0.8%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	33.7%	35%	1.3%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	11.3%	10.7%	-0.6%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around SW19 3EL this area, 6.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 64.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.3%	6.3%	-3.0%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	2.3%	-2.8%	9.6%	-7.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	9.5%	-2.4%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	13.1%	1.2%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	52.1%	64.9%	12.8%	33.8%	31.1%
Other	8.5%	1.4%	-7.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73% 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	2.7%	2.8%	0.1%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	5.2%	2.8%	-2.4%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	2.7%	2.8%	0.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	6.2%	4.6%	-1.6%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	0.8%	1.3%
White	75.6%	73%	-2.6%	81.4%	-8.4%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.5% 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	76.3%	72.5%	-3.8%	83.2%	-10.7%
European Union	5.5%	7.4%	1.9%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	4.6%	2.9%	0.8%	3.8%
Africa	6.2%	3.2%	-3.0%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	7.4%	-0.5%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.6%	73.3%	-1.3%	83.2%	-9.9%
10+ Years	1%	21%	20.0%	9.8%	11.2%
5-10 Years	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	5.5%	1.1%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	2.1%	-16.5%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.5%	76.7%	9.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.3%	37.2%	2.1%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Charminster Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charminster Avenue was 27.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.4% lower than the Cannon Hill average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Charminster Avenue has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£73,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW19 3EL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 1/10 (very 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) - 1/10 (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 Charminster Avenue are based on 36 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 Charminster Avenue, London, SW19 3EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW19 3EL

Average Price
£987,858

Semi-Detached
£1,006,216

Terraced
£982,962

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charminster Avenue

Average Price
£978,451

Semi-Detached
£1,055,705

Terraced
£965,991

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charminster AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Charminster Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2024-09-19	£1,136,563
25 Charminster Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,030,000	2024-08-23	£1,016,975
17 Charminster Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£900,000	2023-01-19	£913,500
19 Charminster Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,212,000	2022-11-30	£1,202,438
1 Charminster Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2022-06-16	£1,205,837

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW19 3EL

Employment

SW19 3EL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

SW19 3EL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% 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	84
Retired	62
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	16
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	3,880 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	- not rated	5,268 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Academy 200 Dorset Road , SW19 3EF	4out of 4	337 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Merton Park Primary School Church Lane , Merton Park SW19 3HQ	- not rated	408 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poplar Primary School Poplar Road South , Merton Park SW19 3JZ	3out of 4	578 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merton Abbey Primary School High Path , Merton SW19 2JY	3out of 4	899 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pelham Primary School Southey Road , Wimbledon SW19 1NU	3out of 4	1,140 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	2,422 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	2,738 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	2,858 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rutlish School Watery Lane , Merton Park SW20 9AD	- not rated	836 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	4out of 4	1,078 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ursuline High School Wimbledon Crescent Road , Wimbledon SW20 8HA	- not rated	2,181 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Ursuline High School Wimbledon Crescent Road , Wimbledon SW20 8HA	3out of 4	2,181 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Watermeads High School Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	- not rated	2,274 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillcross County Middle School Ashridge Way , SM4 4ED	- not rated	1,344 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wimbledon Chase County Middle School Merton Hall Road , SW19 3QB	- not rated	1,386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willows County High School Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	1,479 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	2,022 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury County Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	2,422 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	1,479 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	1,718 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,964 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	4,691 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wimbledon House School 1b-1c Dorset Road , Merton Park SW19 3EY	- not rated	902 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Acorn School Morden Cottage , Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD	- not rated	905 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Face Youth Therapeutic School John Innes Youth Centre , 61 Kingston Road SW19 1JN	- not rated	1,029 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Woodland School Morden Lodge , Morden Hall Road SM4 5JD	- not rated	1,142 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	1,296 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
Park Academy	200 Dorset Road, Wimbledon	355 yd
Watch Me	108 Morden Road, South Wimbledon	498 yd
Solace Care Morden	171 Kenley Road, Wimbledon	537 yd
Kokoro Morden	52 London Road, Morden	574 yd
Morden Cafe	16 London Road, Morden	574 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Rutlishians Association	Poplar Road, Wimbledon	203 yd
Cranleigh Tennis Club & Social Club	Cranleigh Lawn Tennis Club Open Space, Cranleigh Road	497 yd
Ganleys Irish Bar	43-47 London Road, Morden	639 yd
Blue Junction	1-2 Crown Parade, Crown Lane	665 yd
The Leather Bottle	277 Kingston Road, Wimbledon	1,040 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	64 London Road, Morden	578 yd
Kebaby	19 London Road, Morden	627 yd
KFC	59 London Road, Morden	627 yd
Verona Pizza	28 Abbotsbury Road, Morden	668 yd
Domino's Pizza	16 Morden Court Parade, London Road	896 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	29-31 Aberconway Road, Morden	796 yd
Iceland	37 Aberconway Road, Morden	796 yd
Tesco	2 Morden Road, South Wimbledon	1,073 yd
Sainsbury's	7-11 Kingston Road, Wimbledon	1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Old Rutlishians Association SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND POPLAR ROAD	grass pitches	204 yd
Nursery Road Playing Fields Nursery Road Merton	grass pitches, tennis courts	461 yd
Abbey Recreation Ground Morden Road	grass pitches	620 yd
Parish Hall Of St Mary The Virgin THE PARISH OFFICE THE PARISH OFFICE CHURCH PATH		657 yd
Rutlish School WATERY LANE	grass pitches	836 yd
John Innes Recreation Ground Mostyn Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,010 yd
Wilton Tennis Club WILTON GROVE	tennis courts	1,080 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	88.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	205.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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