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Mitcham South
What it's like at CR4 4XU: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Mitcham tram stop, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Mitcham Junction, 700 m away, with 408k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Wilson Hospital, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes S1, 127); 69 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Cranmer Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 43% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Academy (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Morden, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mark's Church of England Academy (1.6 km) and Harris Academy Wimbledon (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (3.5 km) and Sutton Grammar School (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 950 m away, with Cricket Convenience Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ravensbury Park Medical Centre (950 m), with Commonside Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Mitcham Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Cranmer Primary School is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Windmill the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 117 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Canons, 300 m away; for exercise, Canons Leisure Centre (400 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
42 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Mitcham and Morden constituency: Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,761 (41.5%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 10%, Reform UK 9%.
43 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CR4 4XU →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 82.0% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 17.2% | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 31 min
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