# SM3 9HQ: area report for a postcode in Merton

SM3 9HQ 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 SM3 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm3) › [SM3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Merton 025D: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **St Helier (London), 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **No property in SM3 9HQ 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=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 025D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SM3 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SM3 9HQ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **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=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brookfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-primary-academy-e143628) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cecilias-catholic-primary-school-e151891) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheam-park-farm-primary-academy-e140260) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aragon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aragon-primary-school-e144838) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookways School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookways-school-e144774) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Dorchester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-primary-school-e102982) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenthorne High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenthorne-high-school-e136914) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 63.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hatfeild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfeild-primary-school-e102632) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £765,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £225,324 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2023 | £517,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE (530 m); STONECOT SURGERY (760 m)
- Pharmacies: AMBA PHARMACY (360 m); IMPERIAL PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); NINETY 2 DENTAL (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Stonecot Supermarket (610 m, Asda); Tesco North Cheam Esso Express (720 m, Tesco); Aldi Cheam (740 m, Aldi)

## 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 025D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Merton 025D has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 025D was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 5,457th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,483** (2021). Merton 025D had 1,483 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,307th least 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Merton 025D, 99.3% 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.

## SM3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SM3 was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 197th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,754** (2021). SM3 had 21,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,354th 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: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in SM3 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In SM3, 92.2% 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: 51.3814, -0.2172

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=-0.2172,51.3814,SM39HQ

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