Wimbledon Chase

Merton · London · population 8,234 · 5 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #286 of 6,856 in England
  • #26 of 1,002 in London
  • #5 of 25 in Merton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,213
Median age (est.)38
Density8,826per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above66%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 8%25–44 36%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 5%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 6%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 6%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional17%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 16%Black: 2%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 16%Black 2%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 38% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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

Wimbledon Chase is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #286 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 25 in Merton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (99) but weak on Living environment (17). Typical homes here sold for about £725,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 102 sales), 32% above the wider Merton median of £550,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,195 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £67,459 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 32 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 92 · #533
Employment 98 · #163
Education 99 · #46
Health 98 · #163
Crime 95 · #327
Housing & access 97 · #183
Living environment 17 · #5,688

House prices ?

£725,000median (12m) · +1.2% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£725,000102+1.2%+15.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£1,180,2809-0.4%+48.5%
Terraced£935,00046+12.0%+22.3%
Flat£522,50046+20.1%+20.5%
This area£725,000
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)£67,459±£9,907 · #40 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,007
Price-to-income ?10.7×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 259 offences
Merton61
London102
England83

Rank #512 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences78
Theft69
Burglary11
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons12
Drugs8
Robbery4
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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