Cannon Hill

Merton · London · population 7,998 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #245 of 6,856 in England
  • #20 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 25 in Merton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,976
Median age (est.)42
Density4,645per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above46%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 5%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 21%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 17%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 71%Asian 17%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 26% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 33%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Cannon Hill is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #245 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (99) and lowest on Living environment (54). Typical homes here sold for about £638,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 64 sales), 16% above the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,552 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 24 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 86 · #965
Employment 91 · #594
Education 90 · #697
Health 97 · #231
Crime 85 · #1,026
Housing & access 99 · #73
Living environment 54 · #3,179

House prices ?

£638,500median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£638,50064+0.2%+9.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£710,00016-7.8%+14.5%
Terraced£650,00035+3.4%+12.6%
Flat£375,00013+11.9%+20.0%
This area£638,500
Merton£550,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£55,552±£7,961 · #425 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£53,090
Price-to-income ?11.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 191 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #122 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences71
Theft27
Burglary17
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons11
Drugs16
Robbery2
Other0

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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