SW19 postcode area · Merton

The SW19 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Merton, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 24 to 97 across them. Every full SW19 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SW19 district contains both ends of the scale: Wimbledon Common at 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 in England) against Mitcham West at 24, a 73-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £391,250 in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge to £2,000,000 in Wimbledon Common — a 5.1× gap within the SW19 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Merton and Wandsworth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£59,487a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW19 district

£625,000median home sold over the past year · -3.8% over 5 years · +0.8% over the year · 1,013 sales
Detached£2,983,500
Semi-detached£1,415,000
Terraced£950,439
Flat£434,250
Merton£550,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wimbledon CommonMerton 17697 £2,000,000
Cottenham ParkMerton 21797 £990,000
Merton ParkMerton 25996 £700,000
Wimbledon ChaseMerton 28696 £725,000
Wimbledon HillMerton 34895 £700,000
Wimbledon Broadway SouthMerton 43094 £600,000
Southfields NorthWandsworth 61591 £750,000
Wimbledon Park & Durnsford RoadMerton 75289 £865,000
South WimbledonMerton 1,17083 £750,000
Wimbledon Broadway NorthMerton 1,45179 £625,000
Colliers WoodMerton 1,47278 £475,000
West Hill SouthWandsworth 2,53463 £475,000
Lavender ParkMerton 3,41950 £462,500
Morden CentralMerton 3,85744 £443,000
Mitcham SouthMerton 4,20739 £436,500
Merton Church Road & Phipps BridgeMerton 4,66632 £391,250
West Hill NorthWandsworth 4,83130 £420,000
Mitcham WestMerton 5,20124 £400,000

People living in SW19 Census 2021

Residents152,544
Median age (est.)37
Density5,835per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above57%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 17%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 65%Asian 17%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 31% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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.

Towns & places in SW19

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW19 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW19.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.