Sunlight Close, London Borough of Merton, Greater London

Sunlight Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Sunlight Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sunlight Close is located in the Trinity ward of the Merton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.421805, -0.188858
Grid Ref TQ260707
Suburb Merton
Constituency Wimbledon
Postcodes SW19 8TG

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Sunlight Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Sunlight Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Sunlight Close during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Sunlight Close and compared that to the average for the Trinity ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sunlight Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Trinity ward

Social economic statistics for Sunlight Close

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Sunlight Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sunlight Close is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Sunlight Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sunlight Close are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sunlight Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sunlight Close are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Sunlight Close are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Sunlight Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sunlight Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sunlight Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Sunlight Close.

Unemployment in Sunlight Close

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.23% of Sunlight Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sunlight Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sunlight Close. The proportion of retirees on Sunlight Close is 3.28% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.32% of Sunlight Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sunlight Close

The proportion of home owners on Sunlight Close is 10.13% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.05% of properties in Sunlight Close are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
72.13% of residents of Sunlight Close own their home

Country of Birth of Sunlight Close residents

The proportion if Sunlight Close residents born in the UK is 8.67% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.02% of Sunlight Close residents were born outside the UK.
73.98% of Sunlight Close residents were born in the UK

Sunlight Close Summary

Sunlight Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sunlight Close maybe difficult.

Sunlight Close has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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