Area Information for Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB

House Prices

We have found 42 property sales in Lower Downs Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

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The area containing Lower Downs Road, Merton, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

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The area containing Lower Downs Road, Merton, London contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 31% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

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The area containing Lower Downs Road, Merton, London consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Wimbledon constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

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The postcode SW20 8QB does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

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Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

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Lower Downs Road and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 57% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

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Lower Downs Road, Merton, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 64% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

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In this area (Lower Downs Road, Merton, London), 53% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

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At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

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Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to SW20 8QB.

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The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

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Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

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This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB is within the Hillside policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In August 2025, 60 crimes were reported within half a mile of SW20 8QB.

Neighbourhood Team

Crime:	Click here to view 60 crimes committed near Lower Downs Road
Neighbourhood Team Address	Hillside
Force Website:	https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Below are the details of the closest services to Merton. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for SW20 8QB.

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Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest railway station is Wimbledon Chase, approximately 750 yards away.

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest Tube station is Wimbledon, approximately 0.8 miles away.

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Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is Wimbledon Chase Primary School, approximately 640 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is Ursuline High School Wimbledon, approximately 210 yards away.

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Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is GP at Hand Wimbeldon, approximately 830 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

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Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is Mr I D Henning, approximately 450 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

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Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is Nuffield Health Cancer Centre London, approximately 1.1 miles away.

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Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Lower Downs Road, Merton, London, SW20 8QB. The nearest is Pitman & Risner, approximately 0.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

 

Broadband in SW20 8QB

Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available?	Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available?	Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available?	Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available	1000Mbps+

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Thanks to a survey^[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.