Merritt Gardens, Chessington, KT9 2GY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around KT9 2GY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.7%	51.2%	-3.5%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	45.3%	48.8%	3.5%	49.0%	-0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.2%	36.2%	0.0%	37.9%	-1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	44.1%	5.0%	44.2%	-0.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	9.5%	8.5%	-1.0%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	12.9%	7.9%	-5.0%	6.1%	1.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.5%	46.5%	0.0%	48.4%	-1.9%
Good health	30.5%	35.8%	5.3%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	18.4%	13.5%	-4.9%	12.7%	0.8%
Bad health	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.5%	15.1%	-6.4%	18.2%	-3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	14.6%	1.3%	9.6%	5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	12.7%	-0.6%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	12.9%	0.2%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	29.9%	37.3%	7.4%	33.8%	3.5%
Other	6.8%	3.7%	-3.1%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	5.2%	6.4%	1.2%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	4.8%	7.8%	3.0%	1.6%	6.2%
Black African	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	77.7%	70.6%	-7.1%	81.4%	-10.8%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0%	3.7%	3.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.7%	68.3%	-11.4%	83.2%	-14.9%
European Union	4.6%	11.5%	6.9%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	13.1%	4.7%	5.6%	7.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.6%	68.3%	-8.3%	83.2%	-14.9%
10+ Years	2.9%	20.9%	18.0%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	2.5%	5.7%	3.2%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	4.5%	3.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	1.8%	-11.7%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.6%	76.7%	-3.1%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35%	37.2%	-2.2%
Christian	42.4%	46.2%	-3.8%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Muslim	7.4%	6.5%	0.9%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Merritt Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merritt Gardens was 64.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% higher than the Chessington South & Malden Rushett average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Merritt Gardens has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chessington South & Malden Rushett and the 166th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in KT9 2GY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merritt Gardens are based on 101 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kingston Upon Thames.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Merritt Gardens, Chessington, KT9 2GY

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT9 2GY

Average Price
£540,992

Semi-Detached
£611,492

Terraced
£509,205

Detached
£558,925

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merritt Gardens

Average Price
£666,551

Semi-Detached
£668,905

Terraced
£565,348

Detached
£825,159

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merritt GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 Merritt Gardens, Chessington, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£493,000	2023-07-31	£528,921
57 Merritt Gardens, Chessington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2021-02-12	£424,167
41 Merritt Gardens, Chessington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2020-11-27	£600,208
58 Merritt Gardens, Chessington, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£459,950	2019-12-18	£558,982
55 Merritt Gardens, Chessington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£429,950	2017-09-01	£517,975

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT9 2GY

Employment

KT9 2GY area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	170
Retired	85
Self-Employed	61
Part-Time Employee	51
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	20
Looking after home or family	20
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Human health and social work activities	35
Education	22
Manufacturing	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Other	18
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	16
Information and communication	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Real estate activities	5
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Surbiton Children's Centre Nursery Alpha Road , KT5 8RS	4out of 4	3,963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellingham Primary School Ellingham Road , KT9 2JA	2out of 4	366 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lovelace Primary School Mansfield Road , Hook KT9 2RN	3out of 4	627 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Church Lane , KT9 2DH	2out of 4	1,126 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School Orchard Road , KT9 1AJ	3out of 4	1,421 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Hill Primary School Buckland Road , KT9 1JE	3out of 4	1,457 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chessington School Garrison Lane , KT9 2JS	- not rated	453 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Southborough High School Hook Road , KT6 5AS	3out of 4	2,153 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form Tala Close , Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form KT6 7EY	4out of 4	2,270 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hinchley Wood School Claygate Lane , Hinchley Wood KT10 0AQ	4out of 4	2,685 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Epsom and Ewell High School Ruxley Lane , West Ewell KT19 9JW	3out of 4	3,040 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) South Bank , KT6 6DF	- not rated	4,028 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	4,140 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip's School Harrow Close , Leatherhead Road KT9 2HR	3out of 4	396 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan Preparatory School 6 Fitzalan Road , Claygate KT10 0LX	- not rated	2,207 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Shrewsbury House School 107 Ditton Road , KT6 6RL	- not rated	2,589 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Milbourne Lodge School 43 Arbrook Lane , KT10 9EG	- not rated	3,224 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shrewsbury House Pre Preparatory School 22 Milbourne Lane , KT10 9EA	- not rated	3,432 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chessington Sports Centre	Chessington Community College, Garrison Lane	351 yd
Jerk & Serve	Unit 1, Chessington North Railway Station	1,026 yd
Red Rose	334 Hook Road, Chessington	1,038 yd
Little Peeps Soft Play Limited	328 - 330 Hook Road, Chessington	1,048 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion Chessington	British Legion Club, Church Lane	977 yd
The Rhodrons Club	Rhodrons Avenue, Chessington	1,002 yd
The Cricketers	81 Clayton Road, Chessington	1,056 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barwell Kebabs	204 Leatherhead Road, Chessington	318 yd
The Barwell Cafe	202 Leatherhead Road, Chessington	318 yd
Oregano Pizza	Station Stores, Chessington South Station	440 yd
Chickenland	346 Hook Road, Chessington	1,004 yd
The Marlin	344 Hook Road, Chessington	1,009 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	64 Leatherhead Road, Chessington	231 yd
Tesco	381 Hook Road, Chessington	1,039 yd
Sainsbury's	324 Hook Road, Chessington	1,067 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Philip'S School HARROW CLOSE	grass pitches	271 yd
Chessington Sports Centre CHESSINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHESSINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GARRISON LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	354 yd
Kings Centre THE KINGS CENTRE THE KINGS CENTRE COPPARD GARDENS		444 yd
The Real Gym UNIT E6 UNIT E6 LEATHERHEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite	452 yd
Synergy 81 UNIT 81 UNIT 81 LEATHERHEAD ROAD		502 yd
Chessington Golf Centre (Closed) Garrison Lane	golf	571 yd
Sir Francis Barker Recreation Ground ALMSHOUSE LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	621 yd
Churchfields Recreation Ground BRANSBY ROAD	grass pitches	683 yd
Lovelace Primary School MANSFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	743 yd
Shrewsbury House Sports Ground ANDREW WEIR SPORTS GROUND ANDREW WEIR SPORTS GROUND ALMSHOUSE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	790 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	77.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	134.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.