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Housing in CR4 1PD

What the homes in CR4 1PD 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (43.3%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CR4 1PDEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached17.6%31.5%
Terraced43.3%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 1PD 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.

CR4 1PD
63%
24%
12%
England
  • 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

CR4 1PDEngland
Owned outright29.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association9.4%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

CR4 1PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 18.1%. 27.3% of households include dependent children.

CR4 1PDEngland
Living alone, under 6615.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children6.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

MertonEngland
All homes£2,172£1,459
One bedroom£1,639£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,024£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,407£1,489
Four or more£3,267£2,161
Detached£2,921£1,640
Semi-detached£2,967£1,449
Terraced£2,462£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,931£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR4 1PD 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.

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