Around average
IMD England
21
Crime · May '26
£412,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
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
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.
15790
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15790 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 · SW20 8BU
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£420,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £412,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £475,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£540k£418k£295k
Jun '24Jul '24Jul '25Aug '25Jan '26
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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
Crime trends · near SW20 8BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1482
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -29%
ASB
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
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%
25–3419.9%
50–6414.9%
65–747.2%
≤46.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.0%
Other17.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.1%
Any member 66+9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 9 other households · 37.1%
Administrative Information
Merton
Local Authority
Council AreaMitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 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
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
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.
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
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW20 8BU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Joseph Hood Primary School
Merton · SW20 9NS
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Rutlish School
Merton · SW20 9AD
Not judged
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–19
Wimbledon Chase Primary School
Merton · SW19 3QB
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Merton · SW20 8HA
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Hall School Wimbledon
Merton · SW20 8HF
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–18
Merton Park Primary School
Merton · SW19 3HQ
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ursuline Preparatory School
Merton · SW20 8HR
0.6 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Dundonald Primary School
Merton · SW19 3QH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Norwegian School in London
Merton · SW20 8AH
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–16
The Norwegian Kindergarten In London
Merton · SW20 8AH
0.7 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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