Postcode SW17 9QS (Merton)

Map showing SW17 9QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW17 9QS is located in Merton, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW17 9QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW17 9QS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SW17 9QS as Multicultural metropolitans > Asian traits > Multicultural new arrivals.

The closest road name to SW17 9QS is Cromer Road which is centered 76 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Crowborough Road and is 130 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 979 m away at Tooting Broadway Underground Station The closest railway station is Tooting Rail Station, 288 m away.

The closest primary school to SW17 9QS (for ages 11 and under) is Links Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 29, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Graveney School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 18, 2015 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of SW17 9QS is The Ramble Inn and is 167 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on June 30, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Eat Rite Caribbean and is 32 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 23, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 65.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW17 9QS is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Sutton and Merton is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SW17 9QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW17 9QS, and the approximate distance away.

Cromer Road 76 m
Ascot Road 96 m
Deal Road 106 m
Knapton Mews 148 m
Eastbourne Road 164 m
Stella Road 175 m
Boscombe Road 181 m
Links Way 202 m
Freshwater Close 203 m
Amen Corner 215 m
Otterburn Street 219 m
Idlecombe Road 237 m
Frinton Road 240 m
St Nicholas Glebe 247 m
Stanley Gardens 254 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW17 9QS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SW17 9QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Links Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
217 m
Furzedown Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
360 m
Graveney School Outstanding
(March 18, 2015)
507 m
Tooting Primary School Outstanding
(June 24, 2015)
659 m
Sellincourt Primary School Good
(July 12, 2017)
673 m
Franciscan Primary School 709 m
St Boniface RC Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
786 m
Penwortham Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
867 m
Gorringe Park Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
1.05 km
Beecholme Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
1.09 km
Gatton (VA) Primary School Outstanding
(February 27, 2014)
1.16 km
Goldfinch Primary School 1.2 km
Al Risalah Boys' School Good
(December 5, 2019)
1.23 km
Al Risalah Secondary School Requires improvement
(March 21, 2019)
1.23 km
Hillbrook School Outstanding
(February 7, 2014)
1.23 km
Singlegate Primary School Outstanding
(March 20, 2009)
1.32 km
Granton Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.41 km
Lonesome Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
1.45 km
Broadwater Primary School Requires improvement
(October 20, 2021)
1.49 km
Bond Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.54 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW17 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Eat Rite Caribbean Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 23, 2019
32 m
Yummy Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 23, 2021
32 m
Licensed Groceries Food & Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
September 5, 2019
116 m
D B N Off Licence Retailers - other Exempt
April 3, 2018
167 m
Knight Express Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
June 11, 2019
167 m
The Ramble Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
June 30, 2017
167 m
Tooting Progressive Working Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 31, 2016
167 m
Chicken Buzz Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2020
169 m
COSPHARM LTD Retailers - other Exempt
February 24, 2018
169 m
Samrat Tandoori Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 21, 2021
169 m
Sharon's Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 6, 2021
169 m
Studio Max Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 6, 2013
169 m
V B & Sons Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2020
169 m
Jake's Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
169 m
Amen Corner Post Office Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
June 11, 2019
179 m
Little VIllage Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
179 m
Pizzeria Sette Bello Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 9, 2021
179 m
J S Supermarket Ltd T/A Sharon's Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
November 15, 2019
193 m
After School Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 17, 2019
217 m
Cater Link at Links Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
217 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW17 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Crowborough Road Bus Stop/Station 130 m
Amen Corner Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Amen Corner Bus Stop/Station 186 m
Tooting Station Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Tooting Station Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 979 m
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 987 m
Tooting Broadway Underground Station Metro/Tram 989 m
Tooting Rail Station Rail 288 m
Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station Rail 1.42 km
Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station Rail 1.53 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.28 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.29 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 5.3 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 28.91 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.08 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.4 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW17 9QS - Data from Dec 2021

Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.94 km
Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 3.31 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.58 km
Ashen Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.65 km
Wimbledon Park Lake Inland Water 3.77 km
Selby Green Woodland Or Forest 3.94 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 3.94 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 3.95 km
St Alban's Grove Woodland Or Forest 4.13 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.25 km
Long Pond Inland Water 4.36 km
Rushmere Pond Inland Water 4.6 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.61 km
Cherry Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.71 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW17 9QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 52 Mbps 65.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 17.6 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 56.5 14.7
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 271,058 kWh - mean 15,945 kWh : median 16,123 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 51,124 kWh - mean 3,007 kWh : median 3,241 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW17 9QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.42149900
Longitude -0.15826300
OS Easting 528155
OS Northing 0170774
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21834
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Mitcham and Morden
Electoral Ward Graveney
Local Authority District Merton
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London South

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000024
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sutton and Merton
Cancer Alliance North West and South West London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
South West London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South West London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Asian traits
Subgroup: Multicultural new arrivals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Merton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035393
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Merton 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Merton 007C
Output Area / Small Area 4C2