Estate agents in CR4
CR4 is a postcode district in Merton and HM Land Registry recorded 306 standard home sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. The median price paid over that period was £430,000.
How estate agents in CR4 compare
CR4 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 306 sales in CR4 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £425,000.
36.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 12.2% more than they paid.
The median price was £340,000 in 2016 and £442,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in CR4
Median sale price in CR4: £425,000
| All homes | 306 sales, median £425,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 4 sales |
| Semi-detached | 26 sales, median £480,000 |
| Terraced | 157 sales, median £485,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 119 sales, median £285,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Merton the average price was £611,749 in June 2026, up 0.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £340,000 (573 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £353,890 (510 sales) |
| 2018 | £375,000 (538 sales) |
| 2019 | £370,000 (429 sales) |
| 2020 | £389,750 (506 sales) |
| 2021 | £415,000 (613 sales) |
| 2022 | £425,000 (487 sales) |
| 2023 | £410,000 (375 sales) |
| 2024 | £422,500 (404 sales) |
| 2025 | £442,500 (436 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Mitcham Eastfields station is about 0.5 miles from the centre of CR4, with Mitcham Junction about 0.9 miles away and Streatham Common and Norbury about 1.2 miles. Stops at Colliers Wood (about 1.8 miles), Tooting Broadway (about 2 miles), Morden (about 2.1 miles) and South Wimbledon (about 2.2 miles) are also nearby. The A236, A239, A237, A217 and A216 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M23 junction 7 at Hooley and M4 junction 1 at the Chiswick Roundabout, each about 8 miles away. London City Airport is about 11 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 14 miles. Central London is about 7 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near CR4
There are 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being The Sherwood School at about 0.3 miles and Harris Primary Academy Merton (an academy) at about 0.4 miles. Lonesome Primary School and William Morris Primary School are both about 0.5 miles away. For secondary education, St Mark's Church of England Academy (Church of England, sixth form, academy) and Harris Academy Merton (sixth form, academy) are each about 0.5 miles away, while Woodmansterne School (sixth form) is about 0.8 miles. Independent options include Jus'T'Learn at about 0.7 miles. Lavender Lodge School and Cricket Green School are the special schools nearby. Croydon College is about 2.9 miles away and St George's Hospital Medical School about 2.1 miles.
Living in CR4
CR4 is a postcode district in Merton with about 58,000 residents. It is rural, with no built-up area within 2.5 miles of the centre. There are at least 7 supermarkets, the nearest being Co-op Food at about 0.6 miles, along with more than 20 convenience stores. There are more than 10 pubs, with The Ravensbury about 0.6 miles away, plus around 10 cafés and around 10 restaurants. Tamwoth House Medical Centre is about 0.2 miles from the centre and there are more than 5 surgeries and more than 5 pharmacies. Croydon University Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 1.7 miles away. Northborough Road Post Office is about 0.4 miles away and Pollards Hill Library about 0.6 miles. Rowan Park informal recreation area is about 0.2 miles away and Mitcham Common about 0.7 miles.
A short history of CR4
Mitcham was a Celtic settlement before the Romans and Saxons arrived, with signs of a hill fort near Pollards Hill. Its name is Old English for big settlement. The Domesday Book of 1086 gives Michelham, its land divided between the Canons of Bayeux, William son of Ansculf and Osbert. The entry counts 8 hides and 1 virgate, half a mill, 3½ ploughs and 56 acres of meadow. Elizabeth I visited at least five times. Two local herb growers founded a toiletries company in 1749 and Mitcham had become a calico printing centre by 1750. The Surrey Iron Railway was built in 1803 and Mary Tate funded almshouses at Cricket Green in 1829. A scheme under an Act of 1866 protected Mitcham Common from gravel extraction. Mitcham became a borough in 1934. Six Grade II listed buildings stand near the centre.
Landscape and geography in CR4
The centre of CR4 stands at about 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level. The River Wandle is about 1.2 miles from the centre and The Pickle about 1.6 miles. The open coast is about 28 miles away. Waddon Ponds are about 2.3 miles from the area, South Norwood Lake about 2.9 miles and Wimbledon Park Lake about 3 miles. Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) and lies about 2.6 miles from the centre, while Winders Hill at 236 metres (774 feet) is about 10 miles distant. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is about 8 miles from the area and the Kent Downs National Landscape about 11 miles. Banstead Downs are about 4 miles from the area and Purley Downs about 5 miles.
People and homes in CR4
Census 2021 figures show about 65,000 usual residents in CR4. At the 2021 Census, 20% were aged under 15, 70% aged 15 to 64 and 11% aged 65 and over, against 17%, 64% and 18% in England. The 2021 Census counted about 23,000 households, with 24% one-person households against 30% in England. Census 2021 figures show 37% of households lived in terraced houses and 40% in flats, maisonettes or apartments. At the 2021 Census, 48% of households owned their home, 24% rented socially and 27% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band D as the most common council tax band at 42% of homes. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 for flooding from rivers and the sea show 24 residential properties at high risk and 326 at medium risk.
Notable people from CR4
Several of the people linked with the area were born in Mitcham. Slick Rick (born 1965) is a British-American rapper, songwriter and philanthropist. Tulip Siddiq (born 1982) is a British politician and council member. Lancelot Ware (1915 to 2000) was a British politician who also worked as a biochemist, barrister and mathematician. In sport, Jerome Opoku (born 1998) is a Ghanaian association football player and David Court (born 1944) is an English footballer. Herbert Strudwick (1880 to 1970) was a cricket player of England. Muriel Cornell (1906 to 1996) was a British athlete, long jumper and track and field coach. John Mosley Turner (1856 to 1968) was a British supercentenarian.
Sport and leisure
Canons Leisure Centre and Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre are the main leisure centres and Streatham Common Paddling Pool is a swimming facility. For soccer there is Tooting and Mitcham United FC at its stadium and Mayfield Stadium, while Mitcham Rugby Club covers rugby. Tennis, bowls and golf are covered by Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club, Norbury Bowls Club, Mitcham Bowling Club and Mitcham Golf Club. Tooting Bec Athletics Track serves athletics and Pollards Hill Skatepark serves skateboarding. Open space includes Morden Hall Park, Mitcham Common, Beddington Park, Norbury Park and Pollards Hill Park. Watermeads Nature Reserve and Manor Farm Nature Reserve are among the nature reserves. Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing has a gym.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in CR4?
- The median price paid in CR4 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £430,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £480,000 for semi-detached houses, £490,000 for terraced houses and £285,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in CR4 in the last year?
- HM Land Registry Price Paid data records 306 standard sales in CR4 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 160 were terraced houses, 119 were flats and 24 were semi-detached houses.
- What are the transport links in CR4?
- The nearest railway station is Mitcham Eastfields at about 0.5 miles from the centre, followed by Mitcham Junction at about 0.9 miles. The nearest Underground stop listed is Colliers Wood at about 1.8 miles and central London is about 7 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near CR4?
- There are 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being The Sherwood School at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary schools are St Mark's Church of England Academy and Harris Academy Merton, both about 0.5 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in CR4?
- There are 8 estate agent sales branches with an office in the CR4 postcode district.
Areas near CR4
CR4 is in Merton.
Estate agents near CR4
- Stacie Templeton Estate AgentsMerton SW16 4TR0.4 miles
- Barnard Marcus Estate AgentsMerton CR4 2PF0.8 miles
- Andrews MitchamMerton CR4 2PE0.8 miles
- Andrews Letting And ManagementMerton CR4 2PE0.8 miles
- Townends Estate AgentsMerton CR4 2JD0.8 miles
- Goodfellows Estate AgentsMerton CR4 3NA0.8 miles
- Stirling Ackroyd Estate AgentsMerton CR4 2JD0.9 miles
- Mountain View Property AgentsMerton CR4 2JA0.9 miles
- Miles RudlandLambeth SW16 5AG1 mile
- Toomey Estate AgentsMerton CR4 4BE1 mile
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of CR4.