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SW20 8LP

Cannon Hill · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cannon Hill
Local authority
Merton
Constituency
Mitcham and Morden
Postcode district
SW20
Postcode sector
SW20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW20 8EA 69 m
SW20 8BZ 75 m
SW20 8TE 87 m
SW20 8LR 94 m
SW20 8LN 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW20 8LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW20
Postcode sector
SW20 8
Latitude
51.408254
Longitude
-0.217077
British National Grid easting
524,100
British National Grid northing
169,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Electoral ward
Cannon Hill · E05013811
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Mitcham and Morden · E14001371
Output area
E00017016
Lower layer super output area
Merton 016A · E01003366
Middle layer super output area
Merton 016 · E02000704

Postcode source versions

Explore SW20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
160
Primary
93
Secondary
21

  1. Joseph Hood Primary School

    Community school

    305 m

  2. Wimbledon Chase Primary School

    Community school

    609 m

  3. Rutlish School

    Voluntary controlled school

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,737
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 781
  • Anti social behaviour 447
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Vehicle crime 237
  • Other theft 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSTON ROAD, LONDON, SW20 8DA

    ODS code H85020

    510 m

  • LAMBTON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85051

    1.0 km

  • GRAND DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85101

    1.1 km

  • FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85026

    1.4 km

  • WEST BARNES SURGERY

    229 WEST BARNES LANE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6JD

    ODS code H85055

    1.6 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85028

    1.7 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    1.8 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    1.8 km

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    1.9 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    42-46 CENTRAL ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 5RT

    ODS code H85070

    2.3 km

  • MERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85634

    2.4 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    2.5 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    2.5 km

  • JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STONECOT HILL, SUTTON, SM3 9HE

    ODS code H85618

    2.6 km

  • FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY

    64 MIDDLETON ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6RT

    ODS code H85683

    2.7 km

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    2.7 km

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85112

    2.9 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    2.9 km

  • HOLMWOOD CORNER SURGERY

    134 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6DR

    ODS code H84042

    2.9 km

  • ROSELAWN SURGERY

    149 MALDEN ROAD, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6AA

    ODS code H84051

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Merton Park Baptist Church

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.0 miles

  • Merton Park Baptist Church

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.0 miles

  • Lower Downs Road

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.1 miles

  • Merton Mansions

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.1 miles

  • Merton Mansions

    BCT · Bushey Mead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 016A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,257 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

160 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 21 secondary schools. Joseph Hood Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,737 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 781 events.

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