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

SW20 9NR 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 9NR 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

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Merton 016A: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **Wimbledon Chase, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **No property in SW20 9NR 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=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Merton 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **£615,890 average price**: For the whole of Merton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW20 9NR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **Low road and rail noise at SW20 9NR**: Road 53 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **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=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Joseph Hood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-hood-primary-school-e102634) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rutlish School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rutlish-school-e102679) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wimbledon Chase Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbledon-chase-primary-school-e102662) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hall School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-school-wimbledon-e101086) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hillcross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillcross-primary-school-e102655) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-park-primary-school-e102639) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ursuline High School Wimbledon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ursuline-high-school-wimbledon-e151350) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 63.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dundonald Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dundonald-primary-school-e102628) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £630,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £920,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £905,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £730,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £630,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wimbledon Chase (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); South Merton (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE (530 m)
- Pharmacies: PEARL CHEMIST (400 m); THE NELSON PHARMACY (530 m); LORDS PHARMACY (590 m); RAYNES PARK PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: MERTON PARK DENTAL SURGERY (400 m); NELSON DENTAL CLINIC (430 m); FAMILY DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (580 m); INFINITIDENTAL CLINIC LTD (680 m); WIMBLEDON DENTAL CARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Wimbledon Chase BP (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Wimbledon Chase Express (360 m, Tesco); Co-op Wimbledon Chase (370 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Morden Martin Way Local (620 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Merton 016A has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,408th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merton 016A was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,736** (2021). Merton 016A had 1,736 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,090th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Merton 016A, 99.7% 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: 51.4067, -0.2159

Council: [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mitcham and Morden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mitcham-and-morden): Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour), 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=-0.2159,51.4067,SW209NR

## How to cite

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