Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 2.8 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.
31555
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31555 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 · SW20 8BT
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
May '24 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £860,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£960k£838k£716k
May '24Jul '24Oct '24May '26Aug '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 8BT
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW20 8BT
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -50%
21123
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY -20%
19113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.5%
Other White18.5%
Indian5.0%
Other Asian4.8%
Chinese3.2%
+ 6 other groups · 16.1%
Religion
Christian42.1%
No religion39.9%
Not answered8.3%
Hindu4.1%
Muslim4.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4930.1%
25–3417.9%
50–6413.5%
≤47.9%
5–97.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.6%
One person: other14.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
One person: aged 66+9.6%
+ 9 other households · 29.1%
Coordinates & Location for SW20 8BT
Postcode
SW20 8BT
Coordinates
51.4088, -0.2233
Grid reference
TQ236692
Easting
523,667
Northing
169,245
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCQ5G+GM
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 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 011B E01003382
E01003382MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 011 E02000699
E02000699LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 011B E01003382
E01003382MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 011 E02000699
E02000699Urban: 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
7:17 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
11 hours of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:17 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours
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 8BT 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 E01003382 and MSOA E02000699 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 31555
Present — Active
Postcode SW20 8BT 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 SW20 8BT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
63%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
54.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–16FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–6FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–19FSM 24%
Attainment 8
60.5
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
57.0
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