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.
Police Recorded Crime near SW20 8BU
Crime trends · near SW20 8BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -33%
ASB
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +150%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,736
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
Total residents: 1,741
Christian44.9%
No religion32.2%
Muslim7.7%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu5.4%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,741
35–4926.4%
25–3419.9%
50–6414.9%
65–747.2%
≤46.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Total households: 641
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 Area
Mitcham and Morden E14001371
Constituency
E14001371
Metropolitan 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 Scotland
West 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
E01003366
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merton 016 E02000704
E02000704
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merton 016A E01003366
E01003366
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merton 016 E02000704
E02000704
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2015
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> Present
December 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
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