SW17 9RL

Colliers Wood · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Merton
Constituency
Mitcham and Morden
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW17 9DN 37 m
SW17 9DP 83 m
SW17 9DD 92 m
SW17 9DW 92 m
SW17 9LL 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW17 9RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 9
Latitude
51.421369
Longitude
-0.170670
British National Grid easting
527,291
British National Grid northing
170,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Mitcham and Morden · E14001371
Output area
E00017048
Lower layer super output area
Merton 005C · E01003370
Middle layer super output area
Merton 005 · E02000693

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Defoe Close, London, SW17 9RL 12 October 2023 £640,000
6, Defoe Close, London, SW17 9RL 10 November 2022 £530,000
1, Defoe Close, London, SW17 9RL 7 February 2020 £590,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
212
Primary
117
Secondary
27
  1. Sellincourt Primary School

    Community school

    289 m
  2. Singlegate Primary School

    Community school

    581 m
  3. St George's Hospital Medical School

    Higher education institutions

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,683
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,510
  • Anti social behaviour 1,058
  • Other theft 664
  • Shoplifting 617
  • Vehicle crime 582

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
SW17 9 residents
16,365

Age bands in SW17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,504 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,909 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.7%

6,388 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

3,311 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

1,588 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW17 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

69

within 5 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

    58 HIGH STREET COLLIERS WOOD, COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON, SW19 2BY

    ODS code H85649

    367 m

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    425 m

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    640 m

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    896 m

  • MERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    12-17 ABBEY PARADE, SOUTH WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1DG

    ODS code H85634

    1.2 km

  • MITCHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    55 MORTIMER ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3HS

    ODS code H85078

    1.3 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    1.3 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    1.7 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.8 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.8 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    1.9 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PATRICK DOODY CLINIC HEALTH CENTRE, 79 PELHAM ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1NX

    ODS code H85028

    2.0 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.1 km

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    2.2 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    2.4 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    2.4 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    2.4 km

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

    67 VINEYARD HILL ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JL

    ODS code H85112

    2.4 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    2.5 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 69 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Longley Road

    BCT · Tooting

    0.2 miles
  • Walpole Road

    BCT · Colliers Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Longley Road

    BCT · Tooting

    0.2 miles
  • Walpole Road

    BCT · Colliers Wood

    0.2 miles
  • St George's Hospital

    BCT · Tooting Broadway

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 005C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,154 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £585,000 from 2 recorded sales in SW17 9RL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Merton is £612,681 in June 2026, up 0.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

212 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 27 secondary schools. Sellincourt Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,683 published events cover 12 months, averaging 640.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,510 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.