Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£1,580,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for SW20 0BD
Postcode
SW20 0BD
Coordinates
51.4101, -0.2369
Grid reference
TQ227693
Easting
522,715
Northing
169,369
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCQ67+26
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.
30419
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30419 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 & WalesProperty sales · SW20 0BD
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£1,520,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £1,580,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £940,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2m£1.5m£940k
May '24Dec '24Feb '25Feb '26
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 SW20 0BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW20 0BD
Counts are for Raynes Park 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
8
YoY —
21123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY —
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.57.7%
Other White18.3%
Other Asian4.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
White Irish2.5%
+ 4 other groups · 13.7%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion35.5%
Not answered7.8%
Muslim3.5%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4925.6%
50–6417.7%
25–3414.4%
65–748.5%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.3%
Other16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
Any member 66+11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council AreaWimbledon E14001586
Constituency
E14001586Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Raynes Park
Constituency code
E14001586
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 010C E01003444
E01003444MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 010 E02000698
E02000698LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 010C E01003444
E01003444MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 010 E02000698
E02000698Urban: 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
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 SW20 0BD 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: 30419
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003444 and MSOA E02000698 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW20 0BD 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
Schools near SW20 0BD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 44%
Attainment 8
45.3
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–16FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–6FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
60.7
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
84%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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