# SM4 6JH: area report for a postcode in Merton

SM4 6JH 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 6JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4) › [SM4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Merton 023B: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **St Helier (London), 760 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **No property in SM4 6JH 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=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **94.4% can get gigabit broadband at SM4 6JH**: Superfast for 94.4%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **Loud road and rail noise at SM4 6JH**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **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=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canterbury-campus-and-lavender-campus-e133754) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Malmesbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malmesbury-primary-school-e132169) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e102669) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Morden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-morden-e138495) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Abbotsbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbotsbury-primary-school-e102649) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Green Wrythe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-wrythe-primary-school-e141876) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perseid School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perseid-school-e102698) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Tweeddale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tweeddale-primary-school-e143411) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2023 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £416,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Helier (London) (760 m, 10 minutes on foot); Morden South (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY (320 m); BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: PEARL CHEMIST (FACCINI HOUSE) (320 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (320 m); HARLAND CHEMIST (720 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (780 m); MPS PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: CONFIDENTAL CLINIC MORDEN (10 m); LILYWHITE DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); 41 DENTAL CARE (780 m); ROSEHILL DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Morden Central Road Local (650 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Rosehill London (770 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Merton 023B has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £472,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 023B was £472,500 in 2025. Joint 5,593rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,742** (2021). Merton 023B had 1,742 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,854th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Merton 023B, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 51.3909, -0.1879

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=-0.1879,51.3909,SM46JH

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