# SW16 6NY: area report for a postcode in Merton

SW16 6NY 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 SW16 6NY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16) › [SW16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Merton 007E: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **Tooting, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **1 of 22 properties in SW16 6NY at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW16 6NY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW16 6NY**: Road 67 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **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=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Penwortham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-primary-school-e101016) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Links Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/links-primary-school-e102635) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Graveney School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/graveney-school-e137005) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 61.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Furzedown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furzedown-primary-school-e101009) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Granton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granton-primary-school-e100564) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beecholme Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beecholme-primary-school-e143133) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gorringe Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorringe-park-primary-school-e102654) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lonesome Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonesome-primary-school-e102636) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £755,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| October 2023 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £667,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £586,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2023 | £835,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £710,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tooting (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); Streatham Common (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GREYSWOOD PRACTICE (320 m); STREATHAM PARK SURGERY (870 m); THE VALE SURGERY (870 m); TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: FAIROAK PHARMACY (240 m); C BRADBURY (640 m); COSPHARM PHARMACY (850 m); WATTS PHARMACY (850 m); MARKRISE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHCROFT DENTAL PRACTICE (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); ONE ONE NINE FAMILY DENTAL CARE (870 m); STREATHAM COMMON DENTAL SURGERY (880 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Mitcham Streatham Rd Express (330 m, Tesco); Budgens Furzedown London (750 m, Budgens); Co-op Streatham Vale (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Tooting Express (920 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Streatham Mitcham Lane Local (950 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Merton 007E has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £684,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 007E was £684,000 in 2025. Joint 1,701st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,911** (2021). Merton 007E had 1,911 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,981st 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Merton 007E, 98.1% 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.

## SW16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW16 was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 369th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 86,975** (2021). SW16 had 86,975 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 14th 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 SW16 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In SW16, 92.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton)
- Centre: 51.4184, -0.1491

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=-0.1491,51.4184,SW166NY

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