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

CR4 1JW 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 1JW 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

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Merton 019E: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **Mitcham Eastfields, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **No property in CR4 1JW 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=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 019E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR4 1JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **Low road and rail noise at CR4 1JW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **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=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW
- **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=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harris Primary Academy Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-merton-e141143) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute 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 | 220 m (3 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 | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sherwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sherwood-school-e102646) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norbury Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-manor-primary-school-e101785) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodmansterne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodmansterne-school-e100590) | All-through | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lonesome Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonesome-primary-school-e102636) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 68% 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 | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £459,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £467,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE (220 m); TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m)
- Pharmacies: EAGLE CHEMIST (310 m); AKASI PHARMACY (450 m); MANOR CHEMIST & TRAVEL CLINIC (610 m); FAIRLIGHT PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: IDH LTD (120 m); BIP DENTAL LTD (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Lodge Avenue - Mitcham (430 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 019E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). Merton 019E has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 019E was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,595** (2021). Merton 019E had 1,595 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,365th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Merton 019E, 99.8% 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: 51.4023, -0.1376

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=-0.1376,51.4023,CR41JW

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