Housing in CR4 2LA
What the homes in CR4 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
CR4 2LAMitcham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.9%). Flats make up 35.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 2LA area is below that, at 45.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26% of households against 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented26%20.5%
- Social rented27.7%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. 25.2% 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 20.2%. 25.6% 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 2LA sits in (Mitcham East): about 1,728 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.