# SW20 9LN: area report for a postcode in Merton

SW20 9LN 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 9LN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) › [SW20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw20) › [SW20 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw20-9)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Merton 016E: 110 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **Raynes Park, 690 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **21 of 25 properties in SW20 9LN at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at medium risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **95.5% can get gigabit broadband at SW20 9LN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW20 9LN**: Road 57 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **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=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Wimbledon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-wimbledon-primary-school-e102652) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Raynes Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raynes-park-high-school-e102674) | Secondary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e102668) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burlington Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlington-junior-school-e102564) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burlington Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burlington-infant-and-nursery-school-e102565) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Blossom House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blossom-house-school-e102694) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hollymount School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollymount-school-e102633) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-rc-primary-school-e151349) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £775,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £985,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £417,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Raynes Park (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GRAND DRIVE SURGERY (490 m); WEST BARNES SURGERY (690 m); LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (390 m); BARKERS CHEMIST (710 m); RAYNES PARK PHARMACY (780 m); TRIDENT PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: SOFIA HOUSE DENTAL CARE (670 m); WIMBLEDON DENTAL CARE (780 m); THE PARK CLINIC (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco New Malden Extra (370 m, Tesco); Waitrose Raynes Park (620 m, Waitrose); Co-op Raynes Park (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Kingston Esso Service Station (810 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Raynes Park Worple Road Local (840 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Merton 016E has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £645,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 016E was £645,000 in 2025. Joint 2,078th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). Merton 016E had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Merton 016E, 94.4% 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: 51.4038, -0.2352

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=-0.2352,51.4038,SW209LN

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