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Cricket Green

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South east Merton. About 12,002 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cricket Green, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,716
1,697th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.0%
1,076th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cricket Green compares

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

Cricket GreenMiddle
Population20 wards, Merton · 2021
Population: every ward in Merton20 areas from 5,608 to 12,968. The middle area is 11,355. Cricket Green is 11,716.
11,7167th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Merton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Merton20 areas from 81.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.9%. Cricket Green is 90.7%.
90.7%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Merton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Merton20 areas from 1.3% to 8.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Cricket Green is 8.5%.
8.5%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Merton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Merton20 areas from 61.6% to 76.3%. The middle area is 68.7%. Cricket Green is 68.0%.
68.0%joint 7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Merton

These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Merton and not Cricket Green alone. See Merton

Average house price
£615,890
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,844
12th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.1×
20th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cricket Green in brief

Cricket Green had 11,716 usual residents at the census.

In Cricket Green, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cricket Green, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.0% of residents in Cricket Green were aged 15 to 64 at the census.