CR4 2JS Merton
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Figge's Marsh. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Merton in 2026-27: Band D £2,147 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,431 | £1,670 | £1,908 | £2,147 | £2,624 | £3,101 | £3,578 | £4,294 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (48% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 258-260 London Road, Mitcham CR4 3HD, permissioned (50 m)
- Majesetic Way, Morrisons, Mitcham TC: up to 150 homes, Site allocation (70 m)
- 4 to 7 Upper Green West, Mitcham CR4 3AA: up to 3 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Sibthorpe Road Car Park, Mitcham, CR4 3NN, allocation (100 m)
- Sibthorpe Road Car Park, Mitcham, CR4 3NN, allocation (100 m)
- Sibthorpe Road Car Park, Sibthorpe Road, Mitcham: up to 36 homes, Site allocation (100 m)
- Fair Green Parade London Road, Mitcham CR4 3NA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 33-39 Upper Green East, Mitcham CR4 2PF: up to 18 homes, permissioned (120 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 22 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mitcham Eastfields 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Tooting 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Mitcham Junction 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mitcham Tram Stop | 1.1 km |
| Belgrave Walk Tram Stop | 1.2 km | |
| Phipps Bridge Tram Stop | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Mitcham Fair Green | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sibthorpe Road Car Park | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mitcham Family Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fairgreen Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 80 m |
| Hospital | Wilson Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Sun Hill Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Bt Kiosk O/s 333 London Road- Mitcham | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Upper Green 2,140 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mitcham Common 187 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,050 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 205 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Forecourt Walls, Piers, Railings and Gates of Eagle House, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Forecourt Walls, Piers, Railings and Gates of Eagle House | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north |
| Eagle House | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north |
| The Canons | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south |
| Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| The Augustinian Priory of St Mary at Merton, 271m ENE of Abbey Wall Works | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Morden Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Mill Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Selby Green | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Pollards Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
| Greenshaw Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south-west |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 24 |
19 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 48% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.