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SW20 8HP

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 8HW 61 m
SW20 8HH 62 m
SW20 8JG 64 m
SW19 4NP 68 m
SW20 8HJ 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW20 8HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW20
Postcode sector
SW20 8
Latitude
51.417866
Longitude
-0.223506
British National Grid easting
523,627
British National Grid northing
170,258

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
E00017199
Lower layer super output area
Merton 004D · E01003404
Middle layer super output area
Merton 004 · E02000692

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gordon Court, 8a, Flat 7, The Downs, London, SW20 8HP 31 October 2025 £585,000
Gordon Court, 8a, Flat 4, The Downs, London, SW20 8HP 22 November 2024 £535,000
Gordon Court, 8a, Flat 8, The Downs, London, SW20 8HP 18 December 2023 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
165
Primary
95
Secondary
19

  1. Donhead Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    64 m

  2. Wimbledon College

    Voluntary aided school

    208 m

  3. Wimbledon Common Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    212 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,795
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 775
  • Shoplifting 418
  • Anti social behaviour 417
  • Other theft 239
  • Public order 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

36 female, 29 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW20 8 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+
44%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44%
Gigabit-capable
44%
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

49

within 5 km

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    875 m

  • LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85051

    903 m

  • FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85026

    1.0 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSTON ROAD, LONDON, SW20 8DA

    ODS code H85020

    1.3 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    1.3 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85028

    1.7 km

  • GRAND DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85101

    1.8 km

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85112

    2.2 km

  • WEST BARNES SURGERY

    229 WEST BARNES LANE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6JD

    ODS code H85055

    2.4 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    2.6 km

  • MERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85634

    2.6 km

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    2.8 km

  • GROVES MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 CLARENCE AVENUE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 3TX

    ODS code H84016

    2.8 km

  • ST PAULS COTTAGE SURGERY

    114 AUGUSTUS ROAD, LONDON, SW19 6EW

    ODS code H85100

    2.8 km

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

    3.0 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    3.1 km

  • TUDOR LODGE HEALTH CENTRE

    8C VICTORIA DRIVE, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 6AE

    ODS code H85682

    3.1 km

  • HOLMWOOD CORNER SURGERY

    134 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6DR

    ODS code H84042

    3.2 km

  • SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRAC, 492 MERTON ROAD, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5AE

    ODS code H85007

    3.2 km

  • ROSELAWN SURGERY

    149 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6AA

    ODS code H84051

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 49 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

  • Edge Hill

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Edge Hill

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Arterberry Road Copse Hill

    BCT · Copse Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Albert Grove

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.3 miles

  • Albert Grove

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 004D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,518 of 33,755

Income
7 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
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
4
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

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 £555,500 from 6 recorded sales in SW20 8HP. 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

165 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 19 secondary schools. Donhead Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 64 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,795 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 775 events.

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