Housing in SM4 6ED
What the homes in SM4 6ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham South
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,073 (2024)
SM4 6EDMorden
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.8%). Flats make up 35.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM4 6ED area is broadly in line with that, at 65.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.5% of households against 20.5%. 34.6% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented23.5%20.5%
- Social rented10.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.3%. 23% 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 SM4 6ED sits in (Mitcham South): about 2,073 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.