SW19 7NW Merton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wimbledon Town & Dundonald. Region: London.
Streets
- Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon: 9 addresses
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 (47% of about 720 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)
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors, 138-140 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7JY, permissioned (100 m)
- 138 - 140, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors, Alexandra Road, SW19 7JY, permissioned (100 m)
- 21 - 23, Wimbledon Hill Road,Wimbledon,SW19 7NE, permissioned (140 m)
- 20-26 St George's Road and 8-20 Worple Road: up to 99 homes, Site allocation (150 m)
- 38 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon SW19 7PA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Victoria Crescent, Wimbledon: up to 227 homes, Site allocation (220 m)
- Worple Road Mews (230 m)
- 50, Wimbledon Hill road, SW19 7PA, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 9 addresses are between 23 m and 24 m above sea level (23 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 | 70 m |
| Wimbledon Chase 272,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Haydons Road 323,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wimbledon Underground Station | 70 m |
| Wimbledon Tram Stop | 90 m | |
| Dundonald Road Tram Stop | 350 m | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wimbledon Station | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wimbledon Bridge Car Park (Pre-book) | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Francis Grove Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tabor Grove (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Nelson Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Galustian Gardens Open Space 690 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | South Park Gardens 2.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,750 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wimbledon Guild Community Garden 330 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is South Park Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 610 m (0.4 miles) east. 89 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Park Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Church of the Sacred Heart | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) west |
| The Old Rectory House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cannizaro Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| The Augustinian Priory of St Mary at Merton, 271m ENE of Abbey Wall Works | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rushmere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Wimbledon Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Bluegate Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Cannon Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Merton: see them on the Merton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 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 Wimbledon Hill Road.