Raynes Park

Merton · London · population 8,790 · 5 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,294 of 6,856 in England
  • #240 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 25 in Merton
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,604
Median age (est.)37
Density5,146per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above54%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 8%25–44 40%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 15%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 69%Asian 15%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 33% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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

Raynes Park is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,294 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 25 in Merton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (86) but weak on Living environment (21). Typical homes here sold for about £495,000 over the past year, down 14% across five years (from 113 sales), 10% below the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,900 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 83 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 52 · #3,323
Employment 62 · #2,596
Education 86 · #965
Health 82 · #1,218
Crime 57 · #2,932
Housing & access 75 · #1,684
Living environment 21 · #5,420

House prices ?

£495,000median (12m) · +10.5% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£495,000113+10.5%-13.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£882,50012+13.9%+22.6%
Terraced£717,50040-0.7%+9.1%
Flat£355,00060-0.5%+9.2%
This area£495,000
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)£55,900±£7,949 · #399 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,016
Price-to-income ?8.9×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

83 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 727 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #4,205 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences268
Theft239
Burglary41
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons42
Drugs29
Robbery20
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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