Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Low · 2.0 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.
20257
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20257 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 8BU
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
Jun '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £350,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£540k£418k£295k
Jun '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jul '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 8BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW20 8BU
Counts are for Cannon Hill 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
5
YoY —
1481
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.42.0%
Other White22.0%
Other Asian5.9%
Indian4.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.2%
+ 11 other groups · 21.2%
Religion
Christian44.9%
No religion32.2%
Muslim7.7%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu5.4%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4926.4%
25–3420.0%
50–6414.9%
65–747.1%
≤46.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
One person: other16.9%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.1%
One person: aged 66+9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
+ 9 other households · 37.9%
Coordinates & Location for SW20 8BU
Postcode
SW20 8BU
Coordinates
51.4087, -0.2147
Grid reference
TQ242692
Easting
524,261
Northing
169,254
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCQ5P+F4
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
Cannon Hill
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 016A E01003366
E01003366MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 016 E02000704
E02000704LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 016A E01003366
E01003366MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 016 E02000704
E02000704Urban: 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
7:19 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:19 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentDecember 2015 — Introduced
Postcode SW20 8BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003366 and MSOA E02000704 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 20257
Present — Active
Postcode SW20 8BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SW20 8BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–19FSM 24%
Attainment 8
60.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
80%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
54.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
93%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–16FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–6FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
70%
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