Property searches in Merton

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Merton cost £623,791 in August 2026. Prices have barely moved in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£623,791	+0.1%
Detached	£2,362,655	+7.2%
Semi-detached	£964,681	+2.1%
Terraced	£696,630	+1.1%
Flat or maisonette	£409,754	-2.2%
First-time buyers	£515,923	-0.6%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Merton pays £2,147 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,431	£143
B	£1,670	£167
C	£1,908	£191
D	£2,147	£215
E	£2,624	£262
F	£3,101	£310
G	£3,578	£358
H	£4,294	£429

Renting

The average private rent is £2,181 a month (+5.5% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.2% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,645
2	£2,032
3	£2,418
4 or more	£3,281

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Merton is split into 127 small neighbourhoods. 5% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 39% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 57% of homes are owned, 28% privately rented and 14% socially rented; 13% of people are 65 or over and 32% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 99.8% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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