Lower Morden Lane, Morden, SM4 4NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SM4 4NU has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	50%	0.8%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	50.8%	50%	-0.8%	49.0%	1.0%

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	31.7%	38%	6.3%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	56.7%	45.7%	-11.0%	44.2%	1.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	4.2%	7.6%	3.4%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	6%	6.5%	0.5%	6.1%	0.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.6%	52.8%	-2.8%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	31.6%	34.2%	2.6%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	9.5%	10%	0.5%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	22.9%	17.5%	-5.4%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.3%	11.3%	-7.0%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	13.1%	-4.2%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	4%	0.1%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	16.7%	4.7%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	18.7%	33.8%	15.1%	33.8%	0.0%
Other	7%	3.6%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.9% 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	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	4.2%	5.9%	1.7%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	0.6%	3.2%	2.6%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	3.9%	0.6%	-3.3%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
White	79.1%	68.9%	-10.2%	81.4%	-12.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.1%	1.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.7%	77.7%	-3.0%	83.2%	-5.5%
European Union	6.4%	7%	0.6%	6.1%	0.9%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	4.5%	4.1%	-0.4%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	1.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.1%	77.7%	-1.4%	83.2%	-5.5%
10+ Years	0.6%	18.5%	17.9%	9.8%	8.7%
5-10 Years	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	4.2%	0.9%	-3.3%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	12.6%	1.5%	-11.1%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.9%	76.7%	9.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.7%	37.2%	-4.5%
Christian	49%	46.2%	2.8%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	6.8%	6.5%	0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Lower Morden Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Morden Lane was 42.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.8% lower than the Lower Morden average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lower Morden Lane has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden and the 209th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 21.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SM4 4NU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Lower Morden Lane are based on 184 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Merton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lower Morden Lane, Morden, SM4 4NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM4 4NU

Average Price
£631,456

Semi-Detached
£583,188

Terraced
£545,038

Detached
£766,142

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Morden Lane

Average Price
£695,023

Semi-Detached
£696,359

Terraced
£580,656

Detached
£816,696

Flats/Maisonettes
£409,944

Other
£1,781,527

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Morden LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Cemetery Lodge Cottages Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£700,000	2021-06-30	£829,921
3 Cemetery Lodge Cottages Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£655,000	2017-08-25	£813,157
3 Cemetery Lodge Cottages Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£590,000	2013-11-29	£1,021,117
3 Cemetery Lodge Cottages Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2007-10-04	£946,449
1 Cemetery Lodge Cottages Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2007-06-08	£595,362

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM4 4NU

Employment

SM4 4NU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	61
Self-Employed	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Information and communication	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	3,869 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surbiton Children's Centre Nursery Alpha Road , KT5 8RS	4out of 4	5,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	5,135 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher RC Primary School Grand Drive , SW20 9NA	3out of 4	496 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aragon Primary School Aragon Primary School , Aragon Road SM4 4QU	3out of 4	684 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary and Nursery School Green Lane , KT4 8AS	2out of 4	706 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hatfeild Primary School Lower Morden Lane , SM4 4SJ	3out of 4	815 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorchester Primary School Dorchester Road , KT4 8PG	3out of 4	1,269 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coombe Boys' School College Gardens, Blakes Lane , KT3 6NU	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Raynes Park High School Bushey Road , SW20 0JL	3out of 4	1,737 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	2,367 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rutlish School Watery Lane , Merton Park SW20 9AD	4out of 4	2,652 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Boys	More About School
The Holy Cross School 25 Sandal Road , KT3 5AR	4out of 4	2,672 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blossom House School Station Road , Motspur Park KT3 6JJ	- not rated	972 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tennis Avenue School Manor Park , Malden Road KT3 6AU	- not rated	1,895 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brookways School 660 London Road , North Cheam SM3 9BZ	- not rated	1,937 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Study School 57 Thetford Road , KT3 5DP	- not rated	2,419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	2,557 yd	Community special 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
Eat Well Cafe	366 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	372 yd
Premier	340 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	394 yd
The Hive	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	427 yd
Rainbow Day Nursery	Aragon Primary School, Aragon Road	427 yd
Annex Abbey House	459 Hillcross Avenue, Morden	459 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morden Brook	The Morden Brook Public House, Lower Morden Lane	465 yd
Raynes Park Vale Sports & Social Club	Raynes Park Vale Footbal Club, Prince Georges Playing Fields	746 yd
Old Blues RFC	The Old Blues Rfc, Arthur Road	849 yd
Old Tenisonians Sports Club	Archbishop Tenison's School Sports Ground, Arthur Road	849 yd
KCS Old Boys RFC	School Sports Club House, Archbishop Tenisons School Sports Ground	849 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingfish	324 Grand Drive, Raynes Park	396 yd
Lucky Fish Bar	346 West Barnes Lane, New Malden	1,029 yd
China World	322 West Barnes Lane, New Malden	1,029 yd
Blossom and Brew	328 West Barnes Lane, New Malden	1,029 yd
Ecklee Grill	355 West Barnes Lane, New Malden	1,042 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Op	300 Grand Drive, Raynes Park		417 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Old Blues Rugby Football Club ARTHUR ROAD	grass pitches	534 yd
Aragon Primary School ARAGON ROAD	tennis courts	563 yd
St Catherine'S Football Ground GRAND DRIVE	grass pitches	655 yd
Archbishop Tenison'S School Sports Ground ARTHUR ROAD	grass pitches	775 yd
King'S College School Sports Ground KINGSWAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	787 yd
Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields Marina Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	826 yd
King Georges Playing Fields Tudor Drive	grass pitches, tennis courts	929 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%

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

Overview of SM4 4NU