Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15717
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15717 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.
Police Recorded Crime near SM4 5SJ
Crime trends · near SM4 5SJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +43%
ASB
12
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,879
White Brit.31.5%
Pakistani20.5%
Other White14.3%
Other Asian8.6%
African4.4%
+ 9 other groups · 20.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,867
Christian38.7%
Muslim27.5%
No religion19.8%
Hindu6.5%
Not answered4.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,872
35–4921.3%
50–6418.6%
25–3416.2%
10–157.8%
20–247.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 661
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Other15.4%
Any member 66+11.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.8%
With dependent children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 37.2%
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council Area
Mitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
St Helier
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 Scotland
West 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 024B E01003449
E01003449
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 024 E02000712
E02000712
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 024B E01003449
E01003449
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 024 E02000712
E02000712
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SM4 5SJ 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: 15717
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003449 and MSOA E02000712 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SM4 5SJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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