# CR4 2LA: area report for a postcode in Merton

CR4 2LA 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 2LA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [CR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4) › [CR4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **82 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Merton 013B: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **Mitcham Eastfields, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **No property in CR4 2LA 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=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR4 2LA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **Low road and rail noise at CR4 2LA**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **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=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e133774) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jus'T'Learn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/justlearn-e140496) | Independent | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mark's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-primary-school-e102645) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lavender Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lavender-lodge-school-e134594) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mark's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-academy-e134003) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oak Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-tree-primary-school-e109774) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [RISE Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rise-education-e136678) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bond-primary-school-e102626) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £428,100 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mitcham Eastfields (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FIGGES MARSH SURGERY (640 m); MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (740 m); CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: COMMONSIDE PHARMACY (200 m); FAIRGREEN PHARMACY (300 m); RAYS CHEMISTS (400 m); MITCHAM PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: MITCHAM DENTAL CARE (190 m); DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (290 m); DENTAL SURGERY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Mitcham London (230 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Mitcham (350 m, Iceland); Lidl Western Road Mitcham London (430 m, Lidl); Asda Mitcham Supermarket (620 m, Asda); Lidl Streatham Road, Mitcham (750 m, Lidl)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.9** (2025). Merton 013B has a deprivation score of 21.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,188th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 013B was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,727** (2021). Merton 013B had 1,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,451st 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: 83.4%** (January 2026). In Merton 013B, 83.4% 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: 51.4050, -0.1602

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=-0.1602,51.4050,CR42LA

## How to cite

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