Merton
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Comparisons
Compare Merton's overall performance against other boroughs
Merton is highlighted particularly in the relevant indicators listed on the right. In addition, data for all boroughs feature in the indicators below:
- Affordable housing delivered by borough
- Primary school availability by borough
- GP services by borough
- Childcare availability by borough
- Early years development by borough
- Child poverty by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Attainment at age 16
- Premature death by borough
Borough profile
Merton was formed in 1965 by a merger between the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban district, all of which were previously part of Surrey. The London Borough of Merton is an outer London borough, situated to the south west of the capital. It has borders with the boroughs of Wandsworth, Sutton, "Kingston"http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/indicators/boroughs/kingston-upon-thames/, Croydon and Lambeth.
Morden suffered terrible damage during World War Two and recovery was slow and painful, but the second half of the century saw affluence return to the borough, with the emergence of 5 new town centres – Colliers Wood, Mitcham, Morden, Raynes Park and Wimbledon – of which Wimbledon is now the largest. However, like in many other Outer London boroughs, the 1970s and 1980s saw population and industrial decline, with Wimbledon town centre struggling to compete with more developed shopping centres in nearby Kingston and Sutton.
Recent years have seen Merton prosper once more. Merton boasts the third highest average annual income in London and is ranked very high in terms of national prosperity. The 1990s saw the largest population increase of any outer London borough, bringing the estimated population in 2008 to around 201,400. This growth is expected to continue, with projections indicating a population of around 225,300 by 2020. While Merton has seen significant population “churn” compared to the UK average and positive net migration, the biggest driving factor behind this growth is undoubtedly natural growth, a phenomenon which is particularly evident in suburbs where there are lots of families.
One of the most notable features about Merton in this report is the very low number of homeless households, and, as a result, the very low number of households in temporary accommodation.
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- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
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- Merton
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- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
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- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
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