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SW20 8AL

Village · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Village
Local authority
Merton
Constituency
Wimbledon
Postcode district
SW20
Postcode sector
SW20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW20 8AG 75 m
SW20 8PA 84 m
SW20 8AH 99 m
SW20 8AF 147 m
SW20 8NU 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW20 8AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW20
Postcode sector
SW20 8
Latitude
51.415449
Longitude
-0.226663
British National Grid easting
523,414
British National Grid northing
169,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Electoral ward
Village · E05013825
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Wimbledon · E14001586
Output area
E00017414
Lower layer super output area
Merton 010A · E01003442
Middle layer super output area
Merton 010 · E02000698

Postcode source versions

Explore SW20

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Highview Place, London, SW20 8AL 26 August 2014 £3,825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
161
Primary
93
Secondary
19

  1. Norwegian School in London

    Other independent school

    123 m

  2. The Norwegian Kindergarten In London

    Other independent school

    123 m

  3. Ursuline High School Wimbledon

    Academy converter

    273 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 683
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Anti social behaviour 371
  • Other theft 199
  • Vehicle crime 186

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
SW20 8 residents
11,649

Age bands in SW20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,262 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

861 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.8%

4,279 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,845 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,697 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW20 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LAMBTON ROAD, RAYNES PARK, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW20 0LW

    ODS code H85051

    557 m

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    1.2 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSTON ROAD, LONDON, SW20 8DA

    ODS code H85020

    1.3 km

  • FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY

    THE COURTYARD, 8 FRANCIS GROVE, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 4DL

    ODS code H85026

    1.3 km

  • GRAND DRIVE SURGERY

    132 GRAND DRIVE, RAYNES PARK, LONDON, SW20 9EA

    ODS code H85101

    1.5 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    1.7 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85028

    2.0 km

  • WEST BARNES SURGERY

    229 WEST BARNES LANE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6JD

    ODS code H85055

    2.0 km

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85112

    2.5 km

  • GROVES MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 CLARENCE AVENUE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 3TX

    ODS code H84016

    2.5 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    2.7 km

  • HOLMWOOD CORNER SURGERY

    134 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6DR

    ODS code H84042

    2.8 km

  • MERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85634

    2.9 km

  • ROSELAWN SURGERY

    149 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6AA

    ODS code H84051

    2.9 km

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    3.1 km

  • ST PAULS COTTAGE SURGERY

    114 AUGUSTUS ROAD, LONDON, SW19 6EW

    ODS code H85100

    3.1 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    42-46 CENTRAL ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 5RT

    ODS code H85070

    3.3 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    3.3 km

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

    3.4 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Copse Hill / Christ Church

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Pepys Road

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Arterberry Road Copse Hill

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Arterberry Road

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.2 miles

  • Lower Downs Road Wimbledon

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 010A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,973 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
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

Schools

161 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 19 secondary schools. Norwegian School in London is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 683 events.

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