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Merton 021D

Neighbourhood

South west Merton. 1,474 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Merton 021D is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
3.3
Joint 1,242nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,486
Joint 22,480th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Merton 021D compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Merton 021DMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only126 neighbourhoods, Merton · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 1.6 to 38.7. The middle area is 12.7. Merton 021D is 3.3.
3.3joint 6th least deprived
Population126 neighbourhoods, Merton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 1,089 to 2,432. The middle area is 1,683. Merton 021D is 1,486.
1,48623rd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage126 neighbourhoods, Merton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 71.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.1%. Merton 021D is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Claimant rate126 neighbourhoods, Merton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 0.5% to 12.1%. The middle area is 3.8%. Merton 021D is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 26th lowest

Is Merton 021D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton 021D at a rate of 24.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 30.0 per 1,000 people across Cannon Hill.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton 021D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13), vehicle crime (7) and burglary (6).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Merton

These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Merton and not Merton 021D alone. See Merton

Average house price
£623,791
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,844
12th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.3×
Joint 20th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
218,891
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Merton 021D in brief

Merton 021D has a deprivation score of 3.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Merton 021D had 1,486 usual residents at the census.

In Merton 021D, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merton 021D, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.