SW18 5LE
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Property report — SW18 5LE
Open-data due diligence for SW18 5LE and the area around it.
SW18 5LE in brief: 49 recorded sales (£52,000–£668,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SW18 5LE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SW18 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£902,965
Population
32,729
Crimes recorded
68
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SW18 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | £561,000 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2025-05-30 | £270,000 | 485 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2024-12-19 | £528,000 | 501 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2024-10-09 | £425,000 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2023-11-16 | £530,000 | 505 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-27 | £668,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-12-22 | £530,000 | 485A MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-12-09 | £485,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-03-08 | £498,500 | 505 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2018-03-09 | £433,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2017-10-09 | £600,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2016-03-14 | £627,000 | 495 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2015-01-23 | £440,000 | 485A MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2014-07-18 | £375,600 | TOP FLOOR FLAT, 483 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2014-07-04 | £625,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2013-10-24 | £365,000 | 505 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2013-04-04 | £290,000 | 485B MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2012-11-26 | £425,000 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2012-11-26 | £425,000 | 495 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2011-10-18 | £192,000 | 485 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2009-08-14 | £272,500 | 485A MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2008-05-02 | £287,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2007-11-20 | £385,000 | 495 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2007-09-28 | £230,000 | 505 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2007-01-11 | £249,950 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2006-09-02 | £185,000 | 485 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2006-05-26 | £305,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2006-04-18 | £232,500 | 493 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2005-05-25 | £249,999 | 485A MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2005-04-01 | £210,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2004-12-17 | £165,000 | 485 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2004-06-24 | £235,000 | 485B MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2004-04-08 | £176,500 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2004-03-31 | £215,000 | TOP FLOOR FLAT, 483 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2003-10-10 | £335,000 | 485B MERTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-04-08 | £325,000 | 483A MERTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-02-04 | £236,600 | 483A MERTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £205,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2002-09-16 | £210,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2002-05-17 | £176,000 | 499 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2001-04-12 | £157,000 | 493 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2000-12-13 | £182,950 | 501 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2000-10-27 | £163,000 | 495 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 2000-04-07 | £142,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 1999-12-22 | £128,500 | 501 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 1998-12-23 | £91,000 | 491 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 1997-03-14 | £54,500 | 493 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 1996-03-29 | £52,000 | 503 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
| 1995-07-28 | £57,000 | 497 MERTON ROAD | Flat |
49 recorded sales on SW18 5LE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon Park Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Southfields Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Riversdale Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Earlsfield Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sheringdale Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Floreat Wandsworth Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE (0.1 mi) · ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY (0.2 mi) · EARLSFIELD SURGERY (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · PARKSIDE HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL (TOOTING) (1.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Southfields War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF ST LUKE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Butcher's Shop, 157 Arthur Road (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: REVELSTOKE PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · THOMAS JAMES CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · DUMLERS PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Earlsfield (0.4 mi) · Wimbledon Park (0.4 mi) · Southfields (0.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.3 mi) · M&S Foodhall (0.5 mi) · Londis (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 13,340
Owned 53% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 34%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SW18 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SW18 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 64/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SW18 5LE in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSW18 | SectorSW18 5 | PostcodeSW18 5LE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £793,068 | £902,965 | £310,349 |
| Population | 85,950 | 32,729 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 462 | 68 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SW18 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.