# SW19 8LX: area report for a postcode in Merton

SW19 8LX 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 SW19 8LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SW19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw19) › [SW19 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw19-8)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Merton 003B: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **Haydons Road, 210 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **No property in SW19 8LX 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=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **94.1% can get gigabit broadband at SW19 8LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW19 8LX**: Road 60 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **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=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Priory CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-cofe-school-e102672) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e102665) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garfield-primary-school-e102629) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e102663) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willington-school-e101069) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e102670) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pelham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pelham-primary-school-e102642) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [RR6](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rr6-e136509) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £1,650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £720,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £1,400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £490,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £1,025,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Haydons Road (210 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (730 m); WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: HAYDONS PHARMACY (530 m); CHEMCO PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: HAYDONS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); THE WIMBLEDON DENTIST (650 m); MCLAREN DENTAL PRACTICE (690 m); HAYDONS ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (760 m); SOUTH WEST LONDON IC (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Wimbledon - Haydons Road (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Dailly Durnsford Road (470 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys London Haydons Road Local (620 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Wimbledon (700 m, Waitrose); Lidl Summerstown London (760 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). Merton 003B has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £565,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 003B was £565,000 in 2025. Joint 3,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,362** (2021). Merton 003B had 1,362 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,615th least 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Merton 003B, 98.2% 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.

## SW19 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW19 was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 130th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 80,212** (2021). SW19 had 80,212 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 23rd 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 SW19 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In SW19, 90.2% 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: 51.4250, -0.1917

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=-0.1917,51.4250,SW198LX

## How to cite

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