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Housing in CR4 3BB

What the homes in CR4 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,585 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (49.5%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CR4 3BBEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22.1%31.5%
Terraced49.5%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 3BB area is well below that, at 39.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.9% of households against 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

CR4 3BB
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  • Owned39.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented19.9%20.5%
  • Social rented40.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR4 3BBEngland
Owned outright18.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association35.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR4 3BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 17.3%. 24.1% of households include dependent children.

CR4 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.8%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 3BB sits in (Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge): about 1,585 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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