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

SW20 8YW 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 8YW 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

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 156% on July. Merton 004C: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **Dundonald Road, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **No property in SW20 8YW 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=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **94% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW20 8YW**: Road 46 dB, rail 72 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **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=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dundonald Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dundonald-primary-school-e102628) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wimbledon Chase Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-chase-primary-school-e102662) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wimbledon College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-college-e102681) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hall School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-school-wimbledon-e101086) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wimbledon High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-high-school-gdst-e102692) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Donhead Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/donhead-preparatory-school-e102687) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ursuline High School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ursuline-high-school-wimbledon-e151350) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 63.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wimbledon Common Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-common-preparatory-school-e102690) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £990,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £520,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £1,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £875,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dundonald Road (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Wimbledon (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wimbledon (680 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wimbledon Chase (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Merton Park (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY (440 m); NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m); ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: RIDGWAY PHARMACY (660 m); STERLING CHEMIST (680 m); LORDS PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (730 m); SUPERDRUG (730 m)
- Dental practices: WIMBLEDON DENTAL PRACTICE (210 m); TABOR GROVE (DENTAL SURGERY) (320 m); WIMBLEDON CENTRAL DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); INFINITIDENTAL CLINIC LTD (640 m); RIDGWAY DENTAL (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wimbledon (550 m, Sainsburys); Little Waitrose Wimbledon Hill (600 m, Waitrose); Aldi 4 Wimbledon Bridge, London (630 m, Aldi); Co-op Wimbledon Ridgway (660 m, The Southern Co-operative); Morrisons Wimbledon London (680 m, Morrisons)

## 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Merton 004C has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £990,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 004C was £990,000 in 2025. Joint 468th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,481** (2021). Merton 004C had 1,481 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,193rd 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In Merton 004C, 91.7% 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: 51.4169, -0.2133

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.2133,51.4169,SW208YW

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