Housing in CR4 3AW
What the homes in CR4 3AW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham West
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,069 (2024)
CR4 3AWMitcham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.5%). Flats make up 66.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.2% of households in the CR4 3AW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.5% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented31%20.5%
- Social rented38.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.4%). 31.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CR4 3AW (Mitcham West) (about 2,069 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.