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Merton

Merton is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,147

Lower than 93% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£613k

Higher than 97% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 0.5% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£2,024

Higher than 96% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 5.5% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings12.1

Higher than 94% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van33%

Higher than 90% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station85.8%

Higher than 96% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket96.2%

Higher than 91% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy99.5%

Higher than 95% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available84%

Higher than 66% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%

Higher than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score53.7

Higher than 94% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 33 councils in London.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,945

Lower than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

6th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 32 councils in London.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents59.2

Lower than 67% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households6.9

Higher than 72% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year39.3

Lower than 59% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier88.2%

Lower than 80% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents3.0

Lower than 93% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 8.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.7

Higher than 92% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 32 councils in London.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women61.9 yrs

Higher than 53% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 4.2 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home101.3 ha

Higher than 94% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean16 µg/m³

Higher than 94% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 24.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Merton shares a boundary with Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Sutton and Wandsworth. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Sutton£1,554
  2. Croydon£1,573
  3. Kingston upon Thames£1,755
  4. Merton£2,024
  5. Lambeth£2,342
  6. Wandsworth£2,463
Average house price, all homes
  1. Croydon£395k
  2. Sutton£447k
  3. Lambeth£548k
  4. Kingston upon Thames£594k
  5. Merton£613k
  6. Wandsworth£680k
Council tax, band D
  1. Wandsworth£1,028
  2. Lambeth£2,047
  3. Merton£2,147
  4. Sutton£2,379
  5. Croydon£2,600
  6. Kingston upon Thames£2,609
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Merton59.2
  2. Sutton60.4
  3. Kingston upon Thames66.8
  4. Wandsworth75.9
  5. Croydon80.2
  6. Lambeth115.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Kingston upon Thames1,866
  2. Merton1,945
  3. Wandsworth1,953
  4. Lambeth2,070
  5. Croydon2,303
  6. Sutton2,449
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Merton67%
  2. Lambeth67%
  3. Croydon68%
  4. Wandsworth68%
  5. Kingston upon Thames69%
  6. Sutton73%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Sutton13.5 µg/m³
  2. Croydon14.2 µg/m³
  3. Kingston upon Thames15.1 µg/m³
  4. Merton16 µg/m³
  5. Wandsworth18.4 µg/m³
  6. Lambeth20.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Sutton72.2%
  2. Croydon78.4%
  3. Kingston upon Thames79.3%
  4. Merton85.8%
  5. Wandsworth87%
  6. Lambeth94.2%

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