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This is a profile for the central postcode in Merton which is SW19 8EF. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be affluent urban professionals living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in London (Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond-upon-Thames and Ealing) as well as in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

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Schools

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Crime

The Metropolitan Police force is responsible for policing the Merton Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Merton council is £1,345.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Man held over mutilation murder

21/11/2009 12:16:50

A man remains in custody while 11 others are bailed in connection with the discovery of a woman's mutilated body in Greenford.
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Tube check cuts 'risking safety'

20/11/2009 11:34:20

Plans to cut track inspections on a stretch of the Tube will risk public safety, a rail union has said.
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Knox prosecutors seek life term

21/11/2009 15:49:44

Prosecutors seek a life sentence for the pair accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy.
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Two held after fatal stab attack

21/11/2009 18:26:37

An unnamed 19-year-old man who was stabbed dies at the scene in a street in Stoke Newington, north London.
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Intellectual disability ban ends

21/11/2009 10:53:53

Athletes with intellectual disabilities will once again be able to compete in the Paralympics activities at London 2012.
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Cash-crisis university criticised

20/11/2009 21:16:21

A report into financial chaos at a north London university finds board members were aware false claims for funding were made.
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Mayor 'blocked' public space plan

20/11/2009 18:51:30

The Mayor of London's architectural aide resigned as he felt Boris Johnson had "blocked" attempts to create public spaces.
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Honour case Tulay 'still alive'

20/11/2009 18:01:07

A man accused of murdering his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called 'honour killing' tells a court he believes she is still alive.
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Officer jailed for Pc sex assault

20/11/2009 18:41:02

A sergeant with the Metropolitan Police is jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a sleeping colleague after a Christmas party.
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Tell us a story

01/07/2003 13:27:16

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19/10/2004 09:56:40

Links to other local news internet sites in London
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Weekend guide

19/11/2009 21:12:12

Tips to help you get the best out of your weekend in the city
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Tube Stations

Wimbledon Park (0.25 miles away), District

Southfields (0.71 miles away), District

Wimbledon (1.23 miles away), District

Tooting Broadway (1.46 miles away), Northern

South Wimbledon (1.56 miles away), Northern

Railway Stations

Earlsfield (0.53 miles away), South West Trains

Haydons Road (0.91 miles away), First Capital Connect

Wimbledon (1.27 miles away), South West Trains

Wandsworth Common (1.59 miles away), Southern

Wandsworth Town (1.67 miles away), South West Trains

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