Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 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.
15897
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15897 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 · SW16 5HR
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£747,525
Median price: £520,000
Median -1.0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,882 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – Jun '25Jun '25: 1 sales · avg £470,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£515k£433k£350k
Nov '24Jan '25Mar '25Jun '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 SW16 5HR
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW16 5HR
Counts are for Longthornton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -28%
503621
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
12
YoY -50%
352311
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
21123
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY -63%
482910
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.27.4%
Other White19.6%
Caribbean9.4%
African9.2%
Pakistani6.6%
+ 7 other groups · 27.7%
Religion
Christian52.3%
No religion23.5%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered7.7%
Hindu3.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4927.2%
25–3416.1%
50–6414.5%
≤49.7%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.8%
One person: other15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Other household types, with dependent children7.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
+ 9 other households · 38.2%
Coordinates & Location for SW16 5HR
Postcode
SW16 5HR
Coordinates
51.4122, -0.1417
Grid reference
TQ293697
Easting
529,334
Northing
169,766
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV65+V8
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
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 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 014C E01003411
E01003411MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 014 E02000702
E02000702LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 014C E01003411
E01003411MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 014 E02000702
E02000702Urban: 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
7:20 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 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 5HR 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 E01003411 and MSOA E02000702 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 15897
Present — Active
Postcode SW16 5HR 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 SW16 5HR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
80%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
49.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
90%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
46.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
72%
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