CR4 4LN postcode in Merton, England
CR4 4LN is a postcode in Merton, in the Cricket Green ward. It is in the Mitcham and Morden parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where CR4 4LN is, and what is near it
- CR4 4LN
- Other postcodes in CR4 4: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 6 bus stops
- 3 EV charging points
- 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 51.3954, longitude -0.1623)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CR4 4LN?
- MertonCouncil, for all local services Merton: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CR4 4LN Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Mitcham and MordenParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Dame Siobhain McDonagh
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 4LN?
Every home and business at CR4 4LN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 4LN?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CR4 4LN.
Check the bin days for CR4 4LN on BinDayBuddySource: 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 4LN 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 4LN.
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 4LN: 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 4LN 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 4LN?
Homes in CR4 4 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 24.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Semi-detached £445,000 8 sales
- Terraced £490,000 7 sales
- Flat or maisonette £249,000 27 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 postcodeSource: 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 4LN
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CR4 4LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 May 2026. The middle sale was £490,000, from £420,000 to £637,500. Across CR4 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £300,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4LN?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around CR4 4LN. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (59%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £3,101 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,147.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | fewer than 5 | £1,431 |
| Band B | about 230 (29%) | £1,670 |
| Band C | about 140 (18%) | £1,908 |
| Band D | about 350 (44%) | £2,147 |
| Band E | about 60 (8%) | £2,624 |
| Band F | about 20 (3%) | £3,101 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,578 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,294 |
When the homes were built
- 8% Before 1900
- 9% 1900 to 1918
- 59% 1919 to 1939
- 14% 1945 to 1964
- 4% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 3% 2020 or later
1983 to 1999: 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 4LN is in (ONS area E01003375), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 4LN?
The nearest open schools to CR4 4LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 4LN?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CR4 4LN is Mitcham Junction Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.
- Mitcham Junction Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Mitcham Eastfields Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
- Mitcham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mitcham Garden Village / Willow Lane, 190 m away.
More stations near CR4 4LN, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CR4 4LN?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR4 4LN, 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.
- Ravensbury Park Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8407 3927 1.2 kmWalk
- Tamworth House Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8764 2666 1.3 kmCycle
- Cricket Green Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8648 0822 1.3 kmCycle
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 4LN?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CR4 4LN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 200 mWalk
- Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 450 mWalk
- Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CR4 4LN?
The nearest to the centre of CR4 4LN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mydentist, Ravensbury Court, Morden Phone 020 8646 5632 850 mWalk
- Simply Bright Mitcham Phone 020 0011 4607 1.1 kmWalk
- Mitcham Dental Care Phone 020 8646 0011 1.1 kmWalk
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 4LN?
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.
- St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 8296 2000 2.2 kmCycle
- Moorfields at St George's Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8725 1794 3.6 kmCycle
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 4LN?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CR4 4LN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Rosebank Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2025 · Phone 020 8646 7754 600 mWalk
- Fieldway Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8648 3435 600 mWalk
- Barons Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8646 8280 650 mWalk
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 4LN?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR4 4LN, 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.
- Commonside Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8646 7323 1.0 kmWalk
- Fairgreen Pharmacy Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8648 2112 1.1 kmWalk
- Hearts Pharmacy Ravensbury Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 3011 1289 1.2 kmWalk
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 4LN?
The nearest vets to the centre of CR4 4LN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Mitcham Veterinary Surgery 1.1 kmWalk
- The pet Vet 1.3 kmCycle
- Merton Animal Hospital 2.8 kmCycle
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 4LN in a conservation area?
The centre of CR4 4LN 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 4LN?
Police.uk records 325 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR4 4LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 11, shoplifting 10, other crime 6, theft from the person 5, robbery 5, criminal damage and arson 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CR4 4LN
- Ward
- Cricket Green
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
Around CR4 4LN
Go wider
Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.
Questions about a postcode
Nearby postcodes
The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it
Check another postcode
Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.