# SW18 5NJ: area report for a postcode in Merton

SW18 5NJ 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 SW18 5NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SW18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw18) › [SW18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Merton 001E: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **Wimbledon Park, 600 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **No property in SW18 5NJ 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=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW18 5NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW18 5NJ**: Road 57 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **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=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wimbledon Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-park-primary-school-e102648) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southfields-academy-e138682) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Riversdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riversdale-primary-school-e101018) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tram House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tram-house-school-e145164) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sheringdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheringdale-primary-school-e101026) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earlsfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlsfield-primary-school-e101005) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garratt Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garratt-park-school-e152647) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chelsea Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelsea-hall-school-e131662) | Special | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £1,298,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £819,001 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £1,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £1,381,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £1,335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £492,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £1,457,150 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wimbledon Park (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); Southfields (800 m, 10 minutes on foot); Earlsfield (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY (200 m); SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE (210 m); EARLSFIELD SURGERY (780 m); VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY (910 m)
- Pharmacies: REVELSTOKE PHARMACY (210 m); THOMAS JAMES CHEMIST (230 m); D PARRY PHARMACY (590 m); COOKS PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (720 m)
- Dental practices: REVELSTOKE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (110 m); ARTHUR ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (570 m); DOVE DENTAL & WELLBEING SPA (720 m); PREVENTIVE DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); EARLSFIELD DENTAL STUDIOS (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wandsworth Merton Road Local (110 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Arthur Road - Wimbledon (540 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Southfields Replingham Rd Express (690 m, Tesco); M&S Earlsfield SF (710 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Southfields (720 m, Cook)

## 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Merton 001E has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,114,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 001E was £1,114,500 in 2025. 321st 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 001E 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Merton 001E, 97.8% 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.

## SW18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £638,845** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW18 was £638,845 in 2025. 115th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 65,724** (2021). SW18 had 65,724 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 60th 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 SW18 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In SW18, 94.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton)
- Centre: 51.4399, -0.1986

Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wimbledon): Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat), 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=-0.1986,51.4399,SW185NJ

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