Housing in CR4 1LS
What the homes in CR4 1LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pollards Hill
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
CR4 1LSMitcham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.3%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 1LS area is broadly in line with that, at 63.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.2% of households against 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented12%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 18.1%. 27.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Merton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merton, August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR4 1LS sits in (Pollards Hill): about 1,731 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.