Mitcham South

Merton · London · population 9,355 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,207 of 6,856 in England
  • #517 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 25 in Merton
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,186
Median age (est.)38
Density2,848per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above36%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 20%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 53%Asian: 22%Black: 15%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 53%Asian 22%Black 15%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 22% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 41%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Mitcham South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,207 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (58) and lowest on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £436,500 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 68 sales), 21% below the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,734 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 27 · #5,023
Employment 36 · #4,413
Education 46 · #3,713
Health 58 · #2,905
Crime 38 · #4,221
Housing & access 41 · #4,015
Living environment 26 · #5,057

House prices ?

£436,500median (12m) · +19.6% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£436,50068+19.6%+17.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£630,00013-4.8%+28.6%
Terraced£490,00024+7.5%+23.4%
Flat£250,00027-7.4%-11.5%
This area£436,500
Merton£550,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,734±£6,921 · #1,293 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,778
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 745 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #4,061 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences309
Theft87
Burglary48
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson82
Public order & weapons72
Drugs48
Robbery14
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 231 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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