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SW19

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Wimbledon, in Merton and Wandsworth.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW19 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SW19, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£625,000
130th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
80,212
23rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SW19 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SW19Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, SW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SW26 areas from £467,500 to £2,525,000. The middle area is £790,825. SW19 is £625,000.
£625,0007th cheapest
Population28 postcode districts, SW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 250 to 86,975. The middle area is 20,222. SW19 is 80,212.
80,2123rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage28 postcode districts, SW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 76.8% to 96.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. SW19 is 90.2%.
90.2%9th lowest
Claimant rate25 postcode districts, SW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SW25 areas from 1.1% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.6%. SW19 is 3.3%.
3.3%10th lowest

Is SW19 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW19 at a rate of 77.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across SW.

In August 2026 alone, 527 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW19.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,584), anti-social behaviour (1,384) and other crime (1,065).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW19 was 90.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in SW19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW19 has no single figure. Of its 50 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 15 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SW19

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Merton 001A1,35257.0 per 1,0001099.8%
Merton 001B1,47247.1 per 1,000990.2%
Merton 001C1,35527.8 per 1,0001087.8%
Merton 001E1,91149.6 per 1,0001097.8%
Merton 001F1,089114.5 per 1,000592.7%
Merton 001G1,875123.9 per 1,000793.2%
Merton 002A1,405118.4 per 1,000971.1%
Merton 002C1,38956.5 per 1,0001083.3%
Merton 002D1,31244.9 per 1,0001085.4%
Merton 003A1,46179.1 per 1,000795.7%
Merton 003B1,36223.9 per 1,000998.2%
Merton 003C1,602359.6 per 1,000789.0%
Merton 003D1,33532.2 per 1,000797.7%
Merton 003E1,59673.5 per 1,000999.5%
Merton 004A1,408139.9 per 1,000971.4%
Merton 004B1,48744.7 per 1,000988.1%
Merton 004C1,48148.1 per 1,000991.7%
Merton 004D1,83329.1 per 1,000971.5%
Merton 004E1,44858.1 per 1,0001082.3%
Merton 005B1,64144.8 per 1,000799.9%
Merton 005C1,989110.7 per 1,000698.9%
Merton 005D1,55140.6 per 1,0008100.0%
Merton 005E1,67071.7 per 1,000899.5%
Merton 005F1,481125.4 per 1,000899.7%
Merton 005G1,518184.0 per 1,000998.2%
Merton 006A1,748107.3 per 1,000699.6%
Merton 006B1,78887.1 per 1,000999.1%
Merton 006C1,62946.9 per 1,0001098.4%
Merton 006D1,75743.5 per 1,0001098.5%
Merton 006E2,18166.9 per 1,000687.1%
Merton 009A1,76875.2 per 1,000995.9%
Merton 009B1,83863.7 per 1,000998.6%
Merton 009C1,792115.1 per 1,0001091.9%
Merton 009D1,647193.3 per 1,000996.3%
Merton 009E1,68323.1 per 1,0001098.7%
Merton 011C1,63638.7 per 1,00010100.0%
Merton 012A1,86778.6 per 1,000398.0%
Merton 012D1,94864.8 per 1,000795.4%
Merton 015B1,53326.3 per 1,00010100.0%
Merton 015C1,48817.2 per 1,0001099.8%
Merton 015D1,75666.0 per 1,000999.4%
Merton 015E1,51542.7 per 1,0009100.0%
Wandsworth 022B1,75962.5 per 1,000396.3%
Wandsworth 022C1,88544.2 per 1,000570.3%
Wandsworth 022D1,65579.6 per 1,000397.5%
Wandsworth 028A1,51563.7 per 1,000848.2%
Wandsworth 028B1,48082.6 per 1,000644.4%
Wandsworth 028C1,66238.6 per 1,000670.2%
Wandsworth 028D1,46470.5 per 1,000696.0%
Wandsworth 028E1,46565.8 per 1,000664.4%

MPs for SW19

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in SW1910

Postcode sectors in SW199

Councils SW19 covers2

Towns in SW192

Postcode districts next to SW197

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SW postcode area2

SW19 in brief

SW19 is a postcode district covering Wimbledon, in Merton and Wandsworth.

About 80,868 people lived in SW19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £625,000 in 2025 across 1,125 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 77.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in SW19 was £625,000 in 2025.

SW19 had 80,212 usual residents at the census.

In SW19, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SW19, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.