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Merton council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

15.7% to 42.1%

Homes rented privately ranged from 15.7% in Lower Morden to 42.1% in Hillside — a gap of 26.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Lower Morden	15.7%	645	4,106
Cannon Hill	18.8%	663	3,520
Pollards Hill	19.1%	742	3,889
Ravensbury	21%	720	3,436
West Barnes	21.4%	832	3,889
Merton Park	24.1%	737	3,056
Village	25.5%	1,230	4,822
Longthornton	25.8%	1,060	4,106
St Helier	25.8%	1,055	4,084
Figge's Marsh	26.1%	1,100	4,212
Cricket Green	26.7%	1,132	4,236
Wimbledon Park	29.9%	1,261	4,221
Wandle	32%	784	2,452
Raynes Park	33.1%	1,696	5,123
Lavender Fields	34%	1,460	4,298
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	35.1%	1,799	5,120
Graveney	37.7%	1,576	4,178
Abbey	38.4%	1,714	4,461
Colliers Wood	41.2%	1,960	4,760
Hillside	42.1%	1,583	3,759

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.9% to 4.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.9% in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald to 4.9% in Cricket Green — a gap of 3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	1.9%	252	12,965
Wimbledon Park	2%	220	11,071
Abbey	2.4%	258	10,534
Village	2.6%	303	11,804
Hillside	2.7%	223	8,240
Merton Park	2.7%	228	8,294
Raynes Park	2.8%	343	12,299
West Barnes	3%	319	10,609
Graveney	3.2%	376	11,835
Lower Morden	3.3%	374	11,343
Cannon Hill	3.4%	336	9,793
Colliers Wood	3.7%	430	11,560
Pollards Hill	3.8%	445	11,646
Wandle	3.9%	216	5,604
Longthornton	3.9%	460	11,901
Lavender Fields	4.2%	479	11,369
Figge's Marsh	4.3%	504	11,809
St Helier	4.4%	494	11,311
Ravensbury	4.9%	467	9,481
Cricket Green	4.9%	578	11,719

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People aged 65 or over

8.1% to 21.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.1% in Abbey to 21.9% in Village — a gap of 13.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Abbey	8.1%	857	10,534
Lavender Fields	8.6%	983	11,370
Wandle	9.3%	520	5,601
Colliers Wood	9.3%	1,078	11,559
Wimbledon Park	9.9%	1,093	11,071
St Helier	10.3%	1,160	11,312
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	10.3%	1,333	12,967
Figge's Marsh	10.8%	1,271	11,809
Pollards Hill	10.9%	1,270	11,646
Cricket Green	11.1%	1,295	11,716
Graveney	11.6%	1,373	11,835
Longthornton	12.1%	1,443	11,904
Raynes Park	12.8%	1,575	12,302
Ravensbury	13.4%	1,268	9,480
West Barnes	14.6%	1,553	10,610
Hillside	15.9%	1,308	8,242
Cannon Hill	16.5%	1,620	9,791
Lower Morden	17.1%	1,936	11,339
Merton Park	18.7%	1,548	8,293
Village	21.9%	2,586	11,804

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

6.4% to 21.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 6.4% in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald to 21.9% in Cricket Green — a gap of 15.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	6.4%	655	10,231
Hillside	7.3%	502	6,896
Village	7.4%	723	9,722
Wimbledon Park	7.6%	656	8,597
Raynes Park	9%	886	9,803
Abbey	9.7%	841	8,629
Merton Park	11.3%	753	6,670
Wandle	12%	553	4,595
West Barnes	12.5%	1,052	8,449
Colliers Wood	12.5%	1,231	9,847
Cannon Hill	13.8%	1,082	7,864
Graveney	17%	1,643	9,672
Lower Morden	17.6%	1,612	9,165
Lavender Fields	18.4%	1,689	9,194
Longthornton	18.5%	1,748	9,458
St Helier	19.1%	1,717	8,979
Pollards Hill	20%	1,819	9,087
Ravensbury	20.1%	1,523	7,573
Figge's Marsh	20.9%	1,935	9,244
Cricket Green	21.9%	1,989	9,100

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.1% to 70.6%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 34.1% in Pollards Hill to 70.6% in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald — a gap of 36.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Pollards Hill	34.1%	3,102	9,087
Cricket Green	34.3%	3,124	9,100
Lower Morden	34.7%	3,177	9,165
Figge's Marsh	35.5%	3,281	9,244
Ravensbury	35.7%	2,700	7,573
St Helier	37.3%	3,346	8,979
Longthornton	39.2%	3,710	9,458
Lavender Fields	41.9%	3,853	9,194
Graveney	44.7%	4,321	9,672
Cannon Hill	46.7%	3,671	7,864
West Barnes	51.7%	4,370	8,449
Colliers Wood	55.2%	5,437	9,847
Merton Park	57.7%	3,846	6,670
Wandle	57.8%	2,654	4,595
Raynes Park	61.8%	6,055	9,803
Abbey	63.3%	5,466	8,629
Wimbledon Park	65.6%	5,642	8,597
Village	67.5%	6,567	9,722
Hillside	70.6%	4,868	6,896
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	70.6%	7,223	10,231

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.8% to 24.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.8% in Village to 24.5% in Cricket Green — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Village	6.8%	329	4,822
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	7.6%	387	5,122
Hillside	8.8%	332	3,759
Wimbledon Park	9.9%	416	4,221
Merton Park	10.3%	316	3,058
Raynes Park	10.8%	554	5,124
West Barnes	11.2%	434	3,892
Abbey	12.4%	551	4,460
Cannon Hill	12.6%	445	3,521
Colliers Wood	13.8%	656	4,760
Lower Morden	13.9%	570	4,105
Wandle	14.9%	366	2,452
Longthornton	16.7%	685	4,105
Graveney	16.8%	700	4,178
Lavender Fields	19.8%	850	4,295
Pollards Hill	21%	815	3,889
St Helier	21.6%	884	4,084
Ravensbury	21.9%	752	3,434
Figge's Marsh	23.7%	998	4,212
Cricket Green	24.5%	1,037	4,236

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4% to 33.9%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4% in Merton Park to 33.9% in Cricket Green — a gap of 29.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Merton Park	4%	121	3,056
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	5.2%	267	5,120
Graveney	5.7%	240	4,178
Lower Morden	6%	247	4,106
West Barnes	6.4%	249	3,889
Cannon Hill	6.6%	234	3,520
Village	7.5%	360	4,822
Raynes Park	7.6%	391	5,123
Hillside	10.2%	382	3,759
Wimbledon Park	10.4%	438	4,221
Longthornton	10.9%	447	4,106
Colliers Wood	12.4%	592	4,760
Abbey	13.4%	599	4,461
Wandle	20.4%	501	2,452
Lavender Fields	20.7%	890	4,298
Ravensbury	22.8%	782	3,436
Pollards Hill	25.7%	1,001	3,889
Figge's Marsh	28.9%	1,216	4,212
St Helier	29.6%	1,207	4,084
Cricket Green	33.9%	1,436	4,236

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20 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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