Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£520,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,882 sales
-1.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
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.
27696
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27696 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · SM4 4SW
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£747,525
Median price: £520,000
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,882 sales
-1.0% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 2 sales · avg £710,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£728k£533k£338k
Apr '24May '24Jan '25Jul '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SM4 4SW
England & WalesCrime trends · near SM4 4SW
Counts are for Lower Morden electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY +42%
17103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY -47%
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.4%
Other White10.2%
Pakistani6.1%
Other Asian5.2%
Indian3.3%
+ 8 other groups · 18.8%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion25.4%
Muslim10.8%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu4.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4919.5%
50–6418.8%
25–3411.7%
65–7411.5%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.6%
All members 66+10.4%
Other9.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%
Coordinates & Location for SM4 4SW
Postcode
SM4 4SW
Coordinates
51.3900, -0.2160
Grid reference
TQ242671
Easting
524,222
Northing
167,176
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X9QRM+2H
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
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council AreaMitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Lower Morden
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 025E E01003422
E01003422MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 025 E02000713
E02000713LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 025E E01003422
E01003422MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 025 E02000713
E02000713Urban: 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
7:14 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
11 hours 8 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 8 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SM4 4SW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003422 and MSOA E02000713 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 27696
Present — Active
Postcode SM4 4SW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SM4 4SW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
61.6
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11
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