Graveney

Merton · London · population 8,687 · 5 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,124 of 6,856 in England
  • #337 of 1,002 in London
  • #16 of 25 in Merton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,637
Median age (est.)37
Density10,713per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above45%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 4%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 29%
One person 21%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 29%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 28%Black: 16%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 45%Asian 28%Black 16%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 21% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 49%

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

Graveney sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,124 of 6,856 in England, and #16 of 25 in Merton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (75) but weak on Living environment (17). Typical homes here sold for about £625,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 73 sales), 14% above the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,699 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 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 41 · #4,015
Employment 53 · #3,240
Education 54 · #3,138
Health 75 · #1,698
Crime 54 · #3,186
Housing & access 64 · #2,466
Living environment 17 · #5,674

House prices ?

£625,000median (12m) · +13.6% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£625,00073+13.6%+22.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£692,00060+12.4%+16.9%
Flat£382,50010-11.9%-11.3%
This area£625,000
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)£52,699±£7,625 · #703 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,701
Price-to-income ?11.9×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 427 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #2,047 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences198
Theft56
Burglary25
Vehicle crime58
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons34
Drugs18
Robbery7
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 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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