Lavender Park

Merton · London · population 8,485 · 5 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,419 of 6,856 in England
  • #381 of 1,002 in London
  • #17 of 25 in Merton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,631
Median age (est.)35
Density11,646per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above46%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 41%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 19%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 22%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 21%Black: 13%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 54%Asian 21%Black 13%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 27% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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

Lavender Park sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,419 of 6,856 in England, and #17 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (72) and lowest on Income (32). Typical homes here sold for about £462,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 96 sales), 16% below the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,080 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 32 · #4,673
Employment 52 · #3,302
Education 54 · #3,165
Health 72 · #1,938
Crime 51 · #3,384
Housing & access 37 · #4,324
Living environment 37 · #4,344

House prices ?

£462,500median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£462,50096+5.1%+2.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£543,00043-3.9%-12.7%
Flat£381,00048+7.3%+1.6%
This area£462,500
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)£53,080±£7,549 · #659 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,076
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 518 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #2,928 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft123
Burglary23
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons38
Drugs15
Robbery18
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 150 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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