Buying a home in CR4, Mitcham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£507kmost £465k–£573k

Houses per m²£5,831flats £5,380

Sold last year1901,713 in five years

Prices in Merton-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR4 sold for £506,812 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £464,904 and £573,161, for about 89 m² of space.

190 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £233k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CR4 1 (£5,442) and the most in CR4 2 (£6,204).

Across Merton, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 9.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,407 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,311 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £101,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in CR4 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£339,343	£312k–£454k	43 m²	26
2	£450,020	£412k–£499k	71 m²	263
3	£506,812	£465k–£573k	89 m²	664
4	£549,985	£499k–£622k	111 m²	122
5+	£657,295	£547k–£715k	128 m²	25

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£339k	£450k	£507k	£550k	£657k
Detached	—	—	£521k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£452k	£530k	£555k	—
Terraced	£338k	£447k	£502k	£548k	£612k
Flats	£233k	£290k	£310k	£342k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CR4

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CR4 1	£5,442	£4,842
CR4 2	£6,204	£6,175
CR4 3	£6,043	£5,394
CR4 4	£5,844	£5,398

Schools near CR4

Best state primary within 2 kmBenedict Academy93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGlenthorne High School80.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%37 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW16 London · 3 km3-bed house £620k SW17 London · 3 km3-bed house £832k SM4 Morden · 3 km3-bed house £580k CR7 Thornton Heath · 4 km3-bed house £437k SW19 London · 4 km3-bed house £991k SM5 Carshalton · 4 km3-bed house £562k SW12 London · 5 km3-bed house £1.16m SM1 Sutton · 5 km3-bed house £572k

Questions about CR4

Is CR4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Merton are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.4% against 43.8%); 190 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CR4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR4 sold for £506,812 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £464,904 and £573,161.

How many homes sell in CR4 each year?

190 homes sold in the last year and 1,713 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near CR4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Benedict Academy, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CR4?

For a 3-bedroom house, CR7 (£437k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.