Housing in CR4 3HL
What the homes in CR4 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
CR4 3HLMitcham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (44.8%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 3HL area is below that, at 52.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented22%20.5%
- Social rented23.4%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 3.0 people living in it. 20.3% 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 24%. 25.7% 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 3HL sits in (Mitcham East): about 1,850 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.