Lower Morden

Merton · London · population 7,813 · 5 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #889 of 6,856 in England
  • #93 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 25 in Merton
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,805
Median age (est.)41
Density5,088per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above33%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 3%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 20%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 14%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 73%Asian 14%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 29% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Lower Morden is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #889 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (94) and lowest on Living environment (43). Typical homes here, about £538,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 78 sales), in line with the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,949 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 73 · #1,822
Employment 80 · #1,403
Education 64 · #2,486
Health 90 · #697
Crime 80 · #1,390
Housing & access 94 · #430
Living environment 43 · #3,885

House prices ?

£538,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£538,00078+5.5%+25.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£565,50018-4.2%+21.9%
Terraced£536,00049+6.7%+21.8%
Flat£338,65010+3.4%+16.8%
This area£538,000
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)£55,949±£8,108 · #393 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,505
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 279 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #873 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences98
Theft43
Burglary12
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons21
Drugs14
Robbery6
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 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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