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Merton 018A

Neighbourhood

South east Merton. 1,591 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 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 018A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
34.3
Joint 6,422nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,551
Joint 20,730th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Merton 018A compares

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

Merton 018AMiddle
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 018A is 34.3.
34.35th most deprived
Population126 neighbourhoods, Merton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 1,089 to 2,432. The middle area is 1,683. Merton 018A is 1,551.
1,551joint 33rd 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 018A is 87.5%.
87.5%15th lowest
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 018A is 9.2%.
9.2%5th highest

Is Merton 018A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton 018A at a rate of 113.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.1 per 1,000 people across Mitcham West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton 018A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (60), anti-social behaviour (42) and other crime (31).

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 018A 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 018A in brief

Merton 018A has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Merton 018A had 1,551 usual residents at the census.

In Merton 018A, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merton 018A, 9.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.