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Housing in CR4 3LY

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

Neighbourhood
Lavender Park
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,679 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (34.6%). Flats make up 54%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CR4 3LYEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached14.8%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat34.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house17.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 3LY area is well below that, at 33.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.4% of households against 20.5%. 11.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

CR4 3LY
33%
29%
37%
England
  • Owned33.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented29.4%20.5%
  • Social rented37.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR4 3LYEngland
Owned outright11.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council9.2%8.3%
From a housing association28%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR4 3LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 20.2%. 25.4% of households include dependent children.

CR4 3LYEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.2%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 3LY sits in (Lavender Park): about 1,679 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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