Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CR4 2JS
Postcode
CR4 2JS
Coordinates
51.4064, -0.1635
Grid reference
TQ278690
Easting
527,831
Northing
169,082
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCR4P+GH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Merton
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Merton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4941
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4941 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CR4 2JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR4 2JS
Counts are for Figge's Marsh electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY +48%
372512
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +47%
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African20.6%
White Brit.15.3%
Other Asian13.5%
Other White11.7%
Pakistani8.3%
+ 10 other groups · 30.6%
Religion
Christian45.9%
Muslim20.9%
No religion14.9%
Hindu11.1%
Not answered5.8%
+ 1 other religions · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4923.1%
25–3417.4%
50–6416.0%
10–1510.7%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.7%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council AreaMitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Figge's Marsh
Constituency code
E14001371
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Merton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Merton
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sutton and Merton
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Merton 018D E01003390
E01003390MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 018 E02000706
E02000706LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 018D E01003390
E01003390MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 018 E02000706
E02000706Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode CR4 2JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 4941
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003390 and MSOA E02000706 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR4 2JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR4 2JS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–12FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
79%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
7.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
46.1
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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