# CR4

Postcode district covering Mitcham, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, in Merton.

CR4 is a postcode district covering Mitcham, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, in Merton. Median sale price £442,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 83.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CR4. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CR4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR4 was £442,500 in 2025. 457th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 65,360** (2021). CR4 had 65,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 65th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In CR4, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CR4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CR4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 436 homes were sold in CR4 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CR4) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CR4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CR4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CR4 had 65,360 usual residents at the census.

## How CR4 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CR4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £442,500 | 3rd cheapest | 8 postcode districts, CR · 2025 |
| Population | 65,360 | 2nd most populated | 10 postcode districts, CR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, CR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.3% | 3rd highest | 10 postcode districts, CR · Jan 2026 |

## Is CR4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR4 at a rate of 83.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across the CR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 428 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,993), anti-social behaviour (1,239) and other crime (869).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR4 was 84.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CR4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CR4 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CR4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Merton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003394) | 2,064 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Merton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003395) | 1,636 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| [Merton 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003398) | 1,911 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Merton 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003368) | 1,672 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Merton 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003393) | 1,620 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [Merton 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003406) | 1,688 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003407) | 1,945 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.9% |
| [Merton 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003376) | 1,571 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Merton 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003377) | 1,641 | 93.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.3% |
| [Merton 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003410) | 1,633 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003386) | 2,272 | 107.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.3% |
| [Merton 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003388) | 1,727 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.4% |
| [Merton 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003389) | 1,796 | 165.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.7% |
| [Merton 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003392) | 1,416 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Merton 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003409) | 1,800 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Merton 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003387) | 2,085 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003391) | 1,322 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.1% |
| [Merton 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003412) | 1,755 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003435) | 2,124 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [Merton 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003416) | 1,586 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Merton 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003434) | 1,545 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| [Merton 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003373) | 1,551 | 113.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.5% |
| [Merton 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003378) | 2,240 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| [Merton 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003379) | 2,025 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.7% |
| [Merton 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003390) | 1,787 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| [Merton 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003405) | 2,432 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Merton 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003429) | 1,630 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003430) | 1,675 | 99.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Merton 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003431) | 1,702 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| [Merton 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003432) | 1,705 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Merton 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003433) | 1,595 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Merton 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003374) | 1,811 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% |
| [Merton 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003375) | 1,779 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.9% |
| [Merton 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003440) | 1,669 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Merton 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/neighbourhood/e01003441) | 1,898 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.0% |
| [Sutton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/neighbourhood/e01004185) | 2,117 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| [Sutton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/neighbourhood/e01004186) | 1,719 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.7% |

## Your MP

- [Mitcham and Morden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mitcham-and-morden): Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Carshalton and Wallington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carshalton-and-wallington): Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.
- [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Croydon West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-west): Sarah Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CR4

[Graveney](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/graveney), [Lavender Park](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/lavender-park), [Lonesome](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/lonesome), [Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/merton-church-road-and-phipps-bridge), [Mitcham East](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/mitcham-east), [Mitcham South](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/mitcham-south), [Mitcham West](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/mitcham-west), [Pollards Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/merton/pollards-hill)

## Postcode sectors in CR4

[CR4 1 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-1), [CR4 2 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-2), [CR4 3 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-3), [CR4 4 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-4), [CR4 9 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-9)

## Council

[Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton)

## Towns in CR4

[Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton), [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)

## Postcode districts next to CR4

[CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0), [CR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7), [SM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5), [SM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm6), [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16), [SW17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw17), [SW19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw19)

## Nearest rail stations

[Mitcham Eastfields (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1547,51.4077), [Mitcham (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1709,51.3975), [Belgrave Walk (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1785,51.4010), [Mitcham Junction (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1578,51.3929)

## More in the CR postcode area

[All CR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CR4 in brief

CR4 is a postcode district covering Mitcham, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, in Merton.
About 67,013 people lived in CR4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £442,500 in 2025 across 436 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CR4 was £442,500 in 2025.
CR4 had 65,360 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CR4, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CR4
- Postcode area: [CR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr)
- Constituency: [Mitcham and Morden †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mitcham-and-morden)
- Council: [Merton †](https://openindex.co.uk/merton)
- Area: 9.80 km²
- People, mid-2024: 67,013*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 184

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16), [SM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4), [SW19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw19), [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5), [SW17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw17)

## Latest updates for CR4

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CR4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4