# SM4 5JD: area report for a postcode in Merton

SM4 5JD 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 5JD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4) › [SM4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Merton 023C: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **Morden, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **1 of 25 properties in SM4 5JD at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 10 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 023C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **£623,791 average price**: For the whole of Merton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at SM4 5JD**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SM4 5JD**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **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=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Liberty Woodland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberty-woodland-school-e147455) | Independent | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Perseid School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perseid-school-e102698) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Poplar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplar-primary-school-e102644) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-academy-e141027) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbotsbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbotsbury-primary-school-e102649) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Benedict Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benedict-academy-e147970) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haslemere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haslemere-primary-school-e102643) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Melrose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melrose-school-e102697) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2023 | £615,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2023 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2024 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Morden (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Phipps Bridge (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Belgrave Walk (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Morden Road (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Morden South (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m); RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (360 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (410 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (460 m); HARLAND CHEMIST (490 m); HEARTS PHARMACY RAVENSBURY (810 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST MORDEN (300 m); DOMICILIARY DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m); DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); 41 DENTAL CARE (460 m); MORDEN DENTIST (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Morden (310 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Morden London (350 m, Lidl); Iceland Morden (370 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Morden Central Road Local (790 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Church Rd Mitcham Express (970 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £623,791** (August 2026). Merton’s average house price was £623,791 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.3×** (2025). A home in Merton costs 12.3 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 21 October 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 023C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.3** (2025). Merton 023C has a deprivation score of 25.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,900th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 023C was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,590** (2021). Merton 023C had 1,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,627th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Merton 023C, 98.8% 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.

## 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: 51.4016, -0.1891

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), August 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=-0.1891,51.4016,SM45JD

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