# CR4 1GW: area report for a postcode in Merton

CR4 1GW is a postcode in Merton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Merton. Open the map at CR4 1GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [CR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4) › [CR4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Merton 014E: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **Beddington Lane, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **No property in CR4 1GW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **No gigabit broadband at CR4 1GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR4 1GW**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW
- **17.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Sherwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sherwood-school-e102646) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-merton-e141143) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-merton-e131897) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e102661) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-academy-e134003) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e133774) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-archbishop-lanfranc-academy-e141210) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lonesome Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonesome-primary-school-e102636) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £257,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £505,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2024 | £356,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (340 m); WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: MANOR CHEMIST & TRAVEL CLINIC (340 m); AKASI PHARMACY (880 m); EAGLE CHEMIST (980 m)
- Dental practices: IDH LTD (800 m); BIP DENTAL LTD (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Lodge Avenue - Mitcham (860 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £615,890** (July 2026). Merton’s average house price was £615,890 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £50,844** (2025). Full-time workers living in Merton earned a median of £50,844 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 12th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.1×** (2025). A home in Merton costs 12.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 20th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Merton has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Merton 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Merton 014E has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £459,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 014E was £459,000 in 2025. Joint 6,075th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,124** (2021). Merton 014E had 2,124 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,639th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Merton 014E, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CR4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR4 was £442,500 in 2025. 457th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 65,360** (2021). CR4 had 65,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 65th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In CR4, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton)
- Centre: 51.3983, -0.1450

Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mitcham and Morden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mitcham-and-morden): Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1450,51.3983,CR41GW

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-1gw