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Housing in CR4 3DB

What the homes in CR4 3DB 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (56.5%). Flats make up 66.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CR4 3DBEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached9.4%31.5%
Terraced20.1%23%
Purpose-built flat56.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 3DB area is less than half that, at 30.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31% of households against 20.5%. 11.5% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

CR4 3DB
30%
31%
38%
England
  • Owned30.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented31%20.5%
  • Social rented38.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR4 3DBEngland
Owned outright11.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council11.4%8.3%
From a housing association26.9%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

CR4 3DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.4%. 31.9% of households include dependent children.

CR4 3DBEngland
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children9.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.6%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 3DB sits in (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.

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