# SW20 8BE: area report for a postcode in Merton

SW20 8BE 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 SW20 8BE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SW20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw20) › [SW20 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw20-8)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Merton 016B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **Raynes Park, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **No property in SW20 8BE 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=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW20 8BE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **Low road and rail noise at SW20 8BE**: Road 54 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **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=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Wimbledon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-wimbledon-primary-school-e102652) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollymount School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollymount-school-e102633) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ursuline High School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ursuline-high-school-wimbledon-e151350) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 63.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hall School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-school-wimbledon-e101086) | Independent | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Joseph Hood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-hood-primary-school-e102634) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwegian School in London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwegian-school-in-london-e102693) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Norwegian Kindergarten In London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-norwegian-kindergarten-in-london-e141023) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Raynes Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raynes-park-high-school-e102674) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £775,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £623,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2026 | £710,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £1,010,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £670,595 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £730,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £945,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £705,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Raynes Park (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Wimbledon Chase (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (440 m); GRAND DRIVE SURGERY (670 m)
- Pharmacies: RAYNES PARK PHARMACY (220 m); BARKERS CHEMIST (300 m); TRIDENT PHARMACY (320 m)
- Dental practices: WIMBLEDON DENTAL CARE (220 m); FAMILY DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (430 m); CONFIDENT DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); THE PARK CLINIC (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Raynes Park Worple Road Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Raynes Park (360 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Raynes Park (440 m, Waitrose); M&S Wimbledon Chase BP (910 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Wimbledon Chase Express (970 m, Tesco)

## 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). Merton 016B 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: £776,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 016B was £776,000 in 2025. Joint 1,080th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,572** (2021). Merton 016B had 1,572 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,602nd 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Merton 016B, 98.5% 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.

## SW20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £730,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW20 was £730,000 in 2025. Joint 63rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,317** (2021). SW20 had 30,317 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 907th 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 SW20 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In SW20, 95.2% 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: 51.4081, -0.2273

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=-0.2273,51.4081,SW208BE

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