SW19 3BB Merton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. Region: London.
Streets
- Melbourne Road, Merton: 34 addresses
- The Path, Merton: 3 addresses
- Nursery Road, Merton: 2 addresses
- Morden Road, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Melbourne Road, Merton Park: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Melbourne Road, Merton Park: 1 address
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 E (35% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 115 Kingston Road, Wimbledon SW19 1LT: up to 7 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Former Barclays Bank 16-20 Morden Road, South Wimbledon SW19 3BN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Former Barclays Bank 16-20 Morden Road, South Wimbledon SW19 3BN: up to 26 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- The White Hart 144 Kingston Road, Wimbledon SW19 1LY, permissioned (380 m)
- South Wimbledon Station: up to 28 homes, Site allocation (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 203-207 Merton Road, South Wimbledon SW19 1EE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 162 & 164, Hartfield Road,Wimbledon,SW19 3TQ, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Pelham House, 32-34 Pelham Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1SX, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 42 addresses are between 15 m and 16 m above sea level (16 m on average).
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 | Wimbledon 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| South Merton 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Wimbledon Chase 272,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Merton Park Tram Stop | 310 m |
| South Wimbledon Underground Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Morden Road Tram Stop | 540 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wimbledon Fire Station Merton | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Morden Station Car Park (TfL) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.4 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wimbledon Medical Practice | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chemco Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Merton Dental Centre | 300 m |
| Hospital | Nelson Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Sun Hill Police Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nelson Gardens 3,660 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Morden Hall Park 41 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nursery Road Playing Field 4.6 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wimbledon Guild Community Garden 330 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| South Park Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Augustinian Priory of St Mary at Merton, 271m ENE of Abbey Wall Works | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Morden Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Rushmere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Cannon Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Wimbledon Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 42 | 42 |
4 of the postcode's 42 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Melbourne Road.