Richmond Avenue, London Borough of Merton, Greater London

Richmond Avenue is classified by the ONS as Highly-Qualified Quaternary Workers. Richmond Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Richmond Avenue is located in the Merton Park ward of the Merton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.411191, -0.211494
Grid Ref TQ244695
Suburb Merton Park
Constituency Wimbledon
Postcodes SW20 8LA

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Richmond Avenue in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Richmond Avenue, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Richmond Avenue during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Richmond Avenue and compared that to the average for the Merton Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Richmond Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Merton Park ward

Social economic statistics for Richmond Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Richmond Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Richmond Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Richmond Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Richmond Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Richmond Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Richmond Avenue are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Richmond Avenue are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Richmond Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Richmond Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Richmond Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Richmond Avenue.

Unemployment in Richmond Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.36% of Richmond Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Richmond Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Richmond Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Richmond Avenue is 5.18% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.42% of Richmond Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Richmond Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Richmond Avenue is 6.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 30.41% of properties in Richmond Avenue are private rented and 0.68% are social rented.
68.92% of residents of Richmond Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Richmond Avenue residents

The proportion if Richmond Avenue residents born in the UK is 15.64% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 32.99% of Richmond Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
67.01% of Richmond Avenue residents were born in the UK

Richmond Avenue Summary

Richmond Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Richmond Avenue maybe difficult.

Richmond Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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