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

SW20 9LW 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 9LW 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Merton 020A: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **Raynes Park, 760 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **9 of 9 properties in SW20 9LW at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW20 9LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SW20 9LW**: Road 54 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **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=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW
- **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=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Raynes Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raynes-park-high-school-e102674) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Wimbledon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-wimbledon-primary-school-e102652) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e102668) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blossom House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blossom-house-school-e102694) | Special | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [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 | – |
| [St John Fisher RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-rc-primary-school-e151349) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Coombe Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombe-boys-school-e137859) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £417,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £775,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £985,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £1,000,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £990,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £1,080,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Raynes Park (760 m, 9 minutes on foot); Motspur Park (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GRAND DRIVE SURGERY (410 m); WEST BARNES SURGERY (590 m); LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (420 m); BARKERS CHEMIST (790 m); RAYNES PARK PHARMACY (840 m); TRIDENT PHARMACY (920 m); GRIFFITHS PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: SOFIA HOUSE DENTAL CARE (590 m); WIMBLEDON DENTAL CARE (840 m); THE PARK CLINIC (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco New Malden Extra (390 m, Tesco); Waitrose Raynes Park (710 m, Waitrose); Co-op Raynes Park (760 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Kingston Esso Service Station (790 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Raynes Park Worple Road Local (910 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Merton 020A has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £725,920** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 020A was £725,920 in 2025. 1,347th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,711** (2021). Merton 020A had 1,711 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,054th 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Merton 020A, 95.6% 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: 51.4029, -0.2344

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=-0.2344,51.4029,SW209LW

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