Morden Central

Merton · London · population 9,361 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,857 of 6,856 in England
  • #456 of 1,002 in London
  • #19 of 25 in Merton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,446
Median age (est.)36
Density7,096per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above41%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 20%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 14%Other: 19%
One person 24%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Skilled trades 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 26%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 55%Asian 26%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 25% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 46%

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

Morden Central is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,857 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (70) and lowest on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £443,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 78 sales), 19% below the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,186 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 30 · #4,831
Employment 40 · #4,111
Education 47 · #3,611
Health 70 · #2,020
Crime 34 · #4,509
Housing & access 63 · #2,521
Living environment 26 · #5,057

House prices ?

£443,000median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£443,00078-1.6%+12.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£532,5005-4.2%
Terraced£490,00043-1.0%+12.5%
Flat£288,00029-1.5%-0.2%
This area£443,000
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)£50,186±£7,100 · #1,036 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,743
Price-to-income ?8.8×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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 895 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #4,772 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences281
Theft282
Burglary44
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons81
Drugs33
Robbery37
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 213 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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