Grand Drive, London Borough of Merton, Greater London

Grand Drive is classified by the ONS as New EU Tech Workers. Grand Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Grand Drive is located in the Lower Morden ward of the Merton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.395338, -0.225754
Grid Ref TQ235677
Suburb West Barnes
Constituency Mitcham and Morden

House Prices

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

Crime in Grand Drive, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Grand Drive 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 Grand Drive and compared that to the average for the Lower Morden ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Grand Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lower Morden ward

Social economic statistics for Grand Drive

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 Grand Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Grand Drive 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 Grand Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Grand Drive are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Grand Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Grand Drive are in the top 40% 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 Grand Drive are in the top 30% 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 Grand Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Grand Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Grand Drive

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

Unemployment in Grand Drive

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.
2.56% of Grand Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Grand Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Grand Drive. The proportion of retirees on Grand Drive is 11.27% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.33% of Grand Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Grand Drive

The proportion of home owners on Grand Drive is 15.9% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.08% of properties in Grand Drive are private rented and 24.82% are social rented.
46.1% of residents of Grand Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Grand Drive residents

The proportion if Grand Drive residents born in the UK is 24.48% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.83% of Grand Drive residents were born outside the UK.
58.17% of Grand Drive residents were born in the UK

Grand Drive Summary

Grand Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Grand Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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