# SM4 4JD: area report for a postcode in Merton

SM4 4JD 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 SM4 4JD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4) › [SM4 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4-4)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Merton 021C: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **Morden South, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **No property in SM4 4JD 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=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 021C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SM4 4JD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SM4 4JD**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **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=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD
- **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=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hatfeild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfeild-primary-school-e102632) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-rc-primary-school-e151349) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Aragon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aragon-primary-school-e144838) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillcross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillcross-primary-school-e102655) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morden-primary-school-e102640) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joseph Hood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-hood-primary-school-e102634) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Green Lane Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-primary-and-nursery-school-e146127) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blossom House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blossom-house-school-e102694) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £633,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £648,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £705,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £900,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £590,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £865,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STONECOT SURGERY (1 km)
- Pharmacies: HILTON PHARMACY (400 m); IMPERIAL PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: HILLCROSS DENTAL (260 m); NINETY 2 DENTAL (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Grand Drive (380 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 021C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Merton 021C has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £626,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 021C was £626,000 in 2025. Joint 2,307th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Merton 021C had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Merton 021C, 100.0% 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.

## SM4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SM4 was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 268th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,980** (2021). SM4 had 40,980 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 424th 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 SM4 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In SM4, 96.7% 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: 51.3940, -0.2180

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=-0.2180,51.3940,SM44JD

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