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

CR4 1HG 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 1HG 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

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Merton 017E: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **Beddington Lane, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **No property in CR4 1HG 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=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 017E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR4 1HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR4 1HG**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **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=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG
- **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=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Sherwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sherwood-school-e102646) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute 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 | 630 m (8 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 | 670 m (8 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-archbishop-lanfranc-academy-e141210) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gonville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gonville-academy-e136714) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% 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 | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lonesome Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonesome-primary-school-e102636) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £595,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2024 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Beddington Lane (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m); WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (670 m)
- Pharmacies: MANOR CHEMIST & TRAVEL CLINIC (570 m); AKASI PHARMACY (640 m); EAGLE CHEMIST (910 m)
- Dental practices: BIP DENTAL LTD (640 m); IDH LTD (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Lodge Avenue - Mitcham (620 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Fernside (860 m, Morrisons)

## 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 017E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Merton 017E has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £477,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 017E was £477,500 in 2025. Joint 5,407th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,545** (2021). Merton 017E had 1,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,051st 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Merton 017E, 98.5% 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: 51.3973, -0.1409

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=-0.1409,51.3973,CR41HG

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