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Merton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
215,445
Households
81,741
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
81,741
Households
White Brit. · 41%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£680,292
Median property price
£1,969
Median rent
3,690
Postcodes
81,741
Households
White Brit. · 41%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£680,292
Median property price
£1,969
Median rent
3,690
Postcodes

Sold prices in Merton

England & Wales
Property sales · Merton
HM Land Registry · Merton
Average price
£703,419
YoY: -1.2%
Median price: £670,684
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 67 sales · avg £576,201
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£908k£729k£550k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Merton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Merton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
401
YoY +8%
401333264
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
251
YoY stable
374278181
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
98
YoY +24%
1359759
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
52
YoY -10%
665237
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -93%
94482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

1,157
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Merton

Medium flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 2

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 2 is land with between a 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Merton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Merton

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Merton

Morden Road Tram Stop is a 3-minute walk from the centre

Underground · Tram · 221 m

  • Morden Road Tram Stop

    Underground · Tram

    221 m
  • South Wimbledon

    Tram · Underground

    497 m
  • Merton Park Tram Stop

    Underground · Tram

    626 m
  • Morden

    Tram · Underground

    961 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Merton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

27 GPs · 9 Libraries · 5 Museums · 44 in all

  • GPs27
  • Libraries9
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Merton

Median private rent

£1,969/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,594
1 bed
£1,969
2 bed
£2,341
3 bed
£3,188
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Merton

Coordinates51.4108, -0.1934
Postcodes
3,690
Population (Census)
215,445
Households (Census)
81,741
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k

Demographics in Merton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 215,474
White Brit.41.2%
Other White16.5%
Other Asian6.8%
African5.7%
Pakistani4.5%
+ 10 other groups · 25.3%

Religion

Total residents: 215,439
Christian47.1%
No religion28.0%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu5.8%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 215,445
35–4924.4%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.9%
10–157.2%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%

Households

Total households: 81,741
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Other15.8%
Any member 66+9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.7%
+ 8 other households · 39.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Merton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.07 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).