Rowan Road

Merton · London · population 9,365 · 5 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,062 of 6,856 in England
  • #325 of 1,002 in London
  • #15 of 25 in Merton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,328
Median age (est.)38
Density7,512per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above40%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 6%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 25%
One person 21%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 24%Black: 22%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 40%Asian 24%Black 22%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 16% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Rowan Road is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,062 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 25 in Merton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (74) and lowest on Income (37). Typical homes here sold for about £488,750 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 78 sales), 11% below the wider Merton median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,806 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 37 · #4,310
Employment 46 · #3,686
Education 56 · #3,001
Health 65 · #2,384
Crime 47 · #3,624
Housing & access 74 · #1,753
Living environment 46 · #3,713

House prices ?

£488,750median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£488,75078+6.6%+16.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£522,0007-5.7%+13.5%
Terraced£500,00058+7.5%+17.6%
Flat£310,00013+1.6%-8.0%
This area£488,750
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)£50,806±£7,244 · #924 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,264
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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 541 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #2,693 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences245
Theft62
Burglary29
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons32
Drugs26
Robbery20
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 156 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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