SM4
Outer Postcode Area • 880 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for SM4
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for SM4. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés23
- Takeaways4
- Pubs and bars1
- Food shops and supermarkets14
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Not published
- Tree preservation zone
- Not published
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Merton has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
- Inside the Upper Morden conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 880 constituent postcodes
880 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 7 Oct 2026, 13:18.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in SM4.
Is SM4 a good place to live?
SM4 in Merton scores 65.3/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in SM4?
The SM4 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Merton, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near SM4?
The SM4 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is SM4?
The SM4 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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