Housing in CR4 3JU
What the homes in CR4 3JU 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 3JUMitcham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.8%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.1% of households in the CR4 3JU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 or another multi-adult household (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). 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 3JU (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.