Is Tavistock Crescent in London Borough of Merton a nice place to live?

Tavistock Crescent is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Tavistock Crescent is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Tavistock Crescent is located in the Pollards Hill ward of the Merton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.398302, -0.130112
Grid Ref TQ301682
Suburb Pollards Hill
Constituency Mitcham and Morden
Postcodes CR4 1QJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Tavistock Crescent, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Tavistock Crescent during September 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 Tavistock Crescent and compared that to the average for the Pollards Hill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Tavistock Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Pollards Hill ward

Social economic statistics for Tavistock Crescent

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 Tavistock Crescent is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Tavistock Crescent 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 Tavistock Crescent experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Tavistock Crescent are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Tavistock Crescent involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Tavistock Crescent are in the top 20% of the most 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 Tavistock Crescent are in the top 30% of the most 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 Tavistock Crescent, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Tavistock Crescent are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Tavistock Crescent

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

Unemployment in Tavistock Crescent

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.
4.19% of Tavistock Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tavistock Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tavistock Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Tavistock Crescent is 9.32% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.28% of Tavistock Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tavistock Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Tavistock Crescent is 30.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.06% of properties in Tavistock Crescent are private rented and 60.48% are social rented.
31.45% of residents of Tavistock Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Tavistock Crescent residents

The proportion if Tavistock Crescent residents born in the UK is 11.92% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.27% of Tavistock Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
70.73% of Tavistock Crescent residents were born in the UK

Tavistock Crescent Summary

With house prices in Tavistock Crescent less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Tavistock Crescent is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Tavistock Crescent has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Tavistock Crescent maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Tavistock Crescent has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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