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Mitcham West

Middle area

South east Merton. 10,284 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Mitcham West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£400,000
1,898th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,035
1,130th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mitcham West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Mitcham WestMiddle
Median sale price25 middle areas, Merton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Merton25 areas from £400,000 to £2,025,000. The middle area is £531,150. Mitcham West is £400,000.
£400,000lowest
Population25 middle areas, Merton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 5,524 to 10,035. The middle area is 8,661. Mitcham West is 10,035.
10,035highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 middle areas, Merton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 78.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.1%. Mitcham West is 93.1%.
93.1%6th lowest
Claimant rate25 middle areas, Merton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 1.3% to 8.7%. The middle area is 4.0%. Mitcham West is 7.5%.
7.5%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Merton

These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merton and not Mitcham West alone. See Merton

Average house price
£615,890
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,844
12th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.1×
20th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mitcham West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mitcham West was £400,000 in 2025.

Mitcham West had 10,035 usual residents at the census.

In Mitcham West, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mitcham West, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.