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Merton 008E

Neighbourhood

East Merton. 1,934 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Merton 008E is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£467,500
Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,945
Joint 6,277th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Merton 008E compares

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

Merton 008EMiddle
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 008E is 17.8.
17.8joint 41st most deprived
Median sale price111 neighbourhoods, Merton · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Merton111 areas from £205,000 to £4,944,375. The middle area is £545,500. Merton 008E is £467,500.
£467,500joint 37th cheapest
Population126 neighbourhoods, Merton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Merton126 areas from 1,089 to 2,432. The middle area is 1,683. Merton 008E is 1,945.
1,94520th most 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 008E is 80.9%.
80.9%7th lowest

Is Merton 008E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton 008E at a rate of 81.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.7 per 1,000 people across Lavender Park.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton 008E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (45), anti-social behaviour (42) and other crime (26).

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 008E 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 008E in brief

Merton 008E has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Merton 008E was £467,500 in 2025.

Merton 008E had 1,945 usual residents at the census.

In Merton 008E, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.