UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/merton
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Merton
Homes in Merton sold for a median of £542,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,088 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 142 | £2,427,500 | £1,405,000 to £3,869,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 488 | £843,500 | £599,000 to £1,326,000 | £7,792/m²from 22 sales |
| Terraced | 1,806 | £650,000 | £500,000 to £925,000 | £7,375/m²from 70 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,652 | £400,000 | £315,000 to £509,000 | £6,422/m²from 45 sales |
Terraced houses and flats and maisonettes sold in similar numbers in Merton, at 44% and 40% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against London as a whole: a median of £2,427,500 here, 172% more than the £892,000 across the region.
661 sales in Merton, or 16%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £7,318 per m², 15% above the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Postcode districts in Merton
The dearest district was SW20 (Merton), at £720,000, and the cheapest was CR4 (Mitcham), at £435,000.
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Post towns in Merton, by number of sales: Merton (SW19, SW20), Mitcham (CR4), Morden (SM4).
- SW20Merton, 712 salesMedian price £720,000Price per square metre £7,536Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- SW19Merton, 1,962 salesMedian price £610,000Price per square metre £8,799Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SM4Morden, 584 salesMedian price £500,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- CR4Mitcham, 733 salesMedian price £435,000Price per square metre £5,063Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in CR4 (Mitcham), up 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Durnsford Road, London (SW19)50 sales
- Kingston Road, London (SW20)35 sales
- Queens Road, London (SW19)30 sales
- Bushey Road, Raynes Park (SW20)29 sales
- Boundary Road, London (SW19)28 sales
- Cannon Hill Lane, London (SW20)28 sales
- Haydons Road, London (SW19)26 sales
- Kingston Road, Wimbledon (SW19)25 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Vineyard Hill Road, London (SW19, £2,355,000), Kenilworth Avenue, London (SW19, £1,875,000) and Cottenham Park Road, London (SW20, £1,435,000).
The cheapest were Mill Green Road, Mitcham (CR4, flats, £256,500), Mullards Close, Hackbridge (CR4, flats, £262,500) and London Road, Mitcham (CR4, flats, £265,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 22%, from £450,000 in 2016 to £550,000 in 2025, close to the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Leasehold homes
42% of sales in Merton were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Merton
Crime
60 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 71 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
95% of homes can get it
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,147 a year in Merton for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 92 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Merton and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Hackney£585,000
- Barnet£575,000
- Haringey£575,000
- Brent£550,000
- Harrow£550,000
- Kingston upon Thames£550,000
- Lambeth£543,000
- Merton, this borough£542,500
- Waltham Forest£538,500
- Southwark£535,000
- Ealing£530,000
- Bromley£520,000
- Redbridge£507,000
- Hillingdon£505,000
- Tower Hamlets£500,000
About these figures
Merton's figures come from 4,088 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.