CR4 1AR postcode in Merton, England

CR4 1AR is a postcode in Merton, in the Longthornton ward. It is in the Mitcham and Morden parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Merton: 95% Typical price £455,000 Homes sold in CR4 1, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Mitcham Eastfields 450 m in a straight line

Where CR4 1AR is, and what is near it

Map of CR4 1AR and what is near it Map of CR4 1AR: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the CR4 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CR4 1AA: also in CR4 1CR4 1AB: also in CR4 1CR4 1AD: also in CR4 1CR4 1AE: also in CR4 1CR4 1AF: also in CR4 1CR4 1AG: also in CR4 1CR4 1AH: also in CR4 1CR4 1AJ: also in CR4 1CR4 1AL: also in CR4 1CR4 1AN: also in CR4 1CR4 1AQ: also in CR4 1CR4 1AS: also in CR4 1CR4 1AT: also in CR4 1CR4 1AU: also in CR4 1CR4 1AW: also in CR4 1CR4 1AX: also in CR4 1CR4 1AY: also in CR4 1CR4 1BA: also in CR4 1CR4 1BB: also in CR4 1CR4 1BE: also in CR4 1CR4 1BF: also in CR4 1CR4 1BG: also in CR4 1CR4 1BH: also in CR4 1CR4 1BJ: also in CR4 1CR4 1BS: also in CR4 1CR4 1BT: also in CR4 1CR4 1BU: also in CR4 1CR4 1BW: also in CR4 1CR4 1BX: also in CR4 1CR4 1BY: also in CR4 1CR4 1BZ: also in CR4 1CR4 1FU: also in CR4 1CR4 1GX: also in CR4 1CR4 1GZ: also in CR4 1CR4 1NR: also in CR4 1CR4 1NS: also in CR4 1CR4 1NT: also in CR4 1CR4 1SB: also in CR4 1CR4 1SD: also in CR4 1CR4 1SL: also in CR4 1CR4 1SS: also in CR4 1CR4 1ST: also in CR4 1CR4 1SU: also in CR4 1CR4 1SW: also in CR4 1CR4 1SX: also in CR4 1CR4 1TL: also in CR4 1CR4 1TN: also in CR4 1 School 550 mGP 1.0 kmGreyswood Practice 1.1 kmPollards Hill CR4 1AR Map of CR4 1AR and what is near it Map of CR4 1AR: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the CR4 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.0 kmGreyswood Practice 1.1 kmPollards Hill CR4 1AR
  • CR4 1AR
  • Other postcodes in CR4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4105, longitude -0.1495)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CR4 1AR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CR4 1AR?

Every home and business at CR4 1AR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Merton: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Merton: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Merton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CR4 1AR?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Merton's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Merton's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CR4 1AR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CR4 1AR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Merton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CR4 1AR: 3,433 properties in Merton are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Merton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CR4 1AR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CR4 1AR?

Homes in CR4 1 sold for a typical £455,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£455,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £520,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £470,000 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £321,000 14 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CR4 district: a typical £430,000 from 278 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CR4 1AR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CR4 1AR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CR4 1AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CR4 1AR. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CR4 1AR

Band D in Merton for 2026‑27: £2,147. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,670 (band B) to £2,624 (band E); band D, the most common, is £2,147.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,431
Band Babout 150 (23%)£1,670
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£1,908
Band Dabout 380 (58%)£2,147
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,624
Band Ffewer than 5£3,101
Band Gfewer than 5£3,578
Band Hfewer than 5£4,294

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 42% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Merton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CR4 1AR is in (ONS area E01003412), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest open schools to CR4 1AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR4 1AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CR4 1AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR4 1AR is Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Streatham Common Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Mitcham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Warminster Way, 100 m away.

More stations near CR4 1AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR4 1AR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CR4 1AR?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CR4 1AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest to the centre of CR4 1AR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CR4 1AR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR4 1AR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR4 1AR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CR4 1AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR4 1AR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CR4 1AR in a conservation area?

The centre of CR4 1AR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CR4 1AR?

Police.uk records 516 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR4 1AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences182 reports
Anti-social behaviour121 reports
Vehicle crime59 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Burglary23 reports
Other theft22 reports

Also: drugs 21, public order 16, other crime 16, robbery 8, theft from the person 7, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 3, criminal damage and arson 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CR4 1AR

Ward
Longthornton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Merton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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