Housing in CR4 1LY
What the homes in CR4 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pollards Hill
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CR4 1LYMitcham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (68.2%). Flats make up 4.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 1LY area is above that, at 73.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.7% of households against 20.5%. 30% own outright and 43.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented20.7%20.5%
- Social rented4.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 18.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.7%. 28.5% 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 1LY sits in (Pollards Hill): about 1,726 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.