Low deprivation
IMD England
104
Crime · May '26
£525,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SW16 4QL
Postcode
SW16 4QL
Coordinates
51.4086, -0.1368
Grid reference
TQ296693
Easting
529,681
Northing
169,375
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV57+C7
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.
20261
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20261 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)
Property sales · SW16 4QL
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£525,000
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Median price: £525,000
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Police Recorded Crime near SW16 4QL
Crime trends · near SW16 4QL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503724
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
42
YoY +17%
ASB
292011
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +164%
Vehicle Crime
21123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY stable
Burglary
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.22.1%
Other White14.6%
Caribbean11.3%
Indian10.4%
Pakistani9.6%
+ 9 other groups · 31.9%
Religion
Christian49.7%
Muslim16.9%
No religion14.5%
Hindu9.2%
Not answered8.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4919.1%
25–3415.6%
65–749.9%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Any member 66+10.9%
Other9.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.8%
+ 9 other households · 47.3%
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council AreaMitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Longthornton
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 ScotlandWest 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 017B E01003414
E01003414MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 017 E02000705
E02000705LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 017B E01003414
E01003414MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 017 E02000705
E02000705Urban: 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
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 SW16 4QL 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: 20261
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003414 and MSOA E02000705 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 4QL 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
Schools near SW16 4QL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Stanford Primary School
Merton · SW16 5HB
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Woodmansterne School
Lambeth · SW16 5UQ
Good
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18
Norbury Manor Primary School
Croydon · SW16 5QR
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Harris Primary Academy Merton
Merton · CR4 1JW
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Granton Primary School
Lambeth · SW16 5AN
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Harris Academy Merton
Merton · CR4 1BP
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Lonesome Primary School
Merton · CR4 1SD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
William Morris Primary School
Merton · CR4 1PJ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Beecholme Primary School
Merton · CR4 2HZ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Sherwood School
Merton · CR4 1JP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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