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SM4 5 in Merton

Merton council area · SM4 5 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SM4 5 in Merton. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSM4 5 · SM4 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SM4 5

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£442,50080 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.2 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £525,000 from 49 sales; the flat median is £288,000 from 31 sales in SM4 5. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 95.8% across 143 residential postcode records in SM4 5, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.2 km from the SM4 5 sector centre, with 39 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the SM4 5 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.1 km away and supermarket 0.2 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SM4 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

80 sales in sample
49 sales in sample
6 sales in sample
43 sales in sample
31 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Merton local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Merton, about 97.9%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£2,172Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,604 to £2,172. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£2.2k£1.9k£1.6k202020232026
Aug 2026£2,172

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£2,172
Jul 2026£2,153
Jun 2026£2,134
May 2026£2,114
Apr 2026£2,097
Mar 2026£2,083
Feb 2026£2,079
Jan 2026£2,080
Dec 2025£2,080
Nov 2025£2,077
Oct 2025£2,072
Sept 2025£2,066
Aug 2025£2,061
Jul 2025£2,059
Jun 2025£2,058
May 2025£2,056
Apr 2025£2,052
Mar 2025£2,049
Feb 2025£2,040
Jan 2025£2,030
Dec 2024£2,007
Nov 2024£1,986
Oct 2024£1,965
Sept 2024£1,956
Aug 2024£1,940
Jul 2024£1,926
Jun 2024£1,919
May 2024£1,921
Apr 2024£1,916
Mar 2024£1,879
Feb 2024£1,844
Jan 2024£1,813
Dec 2023£1,809
Nov 2023£1,805
Oct 2023£1,807
Sept 2023£1,812
Aug 2023£1,814
Jul 2023£1,814
Jun 2023£1,802
May 2023£1,786
Apr 2023£1,769
Mar 2023£1,761
Feb 2023£1,760
Jan 2023£1,757
Dec 2022£1,748
Nov 2022£1,737
Oct 2022£1,728
Sept 2022£1,723
Aug 2022£1,711
Jul 2022£1,694
Jun 2022£1,674
May 2022£1,658
Apr 2022£1,647
Mar 2022£1,642
Feb 2022£1,638
Jan 2022£1,633
Dec 2021£1,627
Nov 2021£1,623
Oct 2021£1,619
Sept 2021£1,615
Aug 2021£1,610
Jul 2021£1,607
Jun 2021£1,604
May 2021£1,611
Apr 2021£1,618
Mar 2021£1,629
Feb 2021£1,633
Jan 2021£1,635
Dec 2020£1,636
Nov 2020£1,636
Oct 2020£1,638
Sept 2020£1,639

Average house price

£615,890Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £564,831 to £627,768. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£627.8k£596.3k£564.8k202020232026
Jul 2026£615,890

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£615,890
Jun 2026£615,210
May 2026£604,796
Apr 2026£609,725
Mar 2026£616,935
Feb 2026£614,056
Jan 2026£619,566
Dec 2025£613,365
Nov 2025£619,315
Oct 2025£614,540
Sept 2025£624,198
Aug 2025£623,304
Jul 2025£621,595
Jun 2025£609,436
May 2025£604,982
Apr 2025£613,162
Mar 2025£617,204
Feb 2025£627,768
Jan 2025£615,073
Dec 2024£614,666
Nov 2024£606,944
Oct 2024£619,169
Sept 2024£622,395
Aug 2024£623,285
Jul 2024£614,707
Jun 2024£606,068
May 2024£601,119
Apr 2024£589,958
Mar 2024£577,366
Feb 2024£573,828
Jan 2024£585,287
Dec 2023£599,041
Nov 2023£600,510
Oct 2023£602,531
Sept 2023£608,570
Aug 2023£614,416
Jul 2023£612,760
Jun 2023£608,565
May 2023£603,474
Apr 2023£603,605
Mar 2023£598,923
Feb 2023£604,410
Jan 2023£609,944
Dec 2022£616,849
Nov 2022£619,210
Oct 2022£614,668
Sept 2022£616,610
Aug 2022£612,668
Jul 2022£603,815
Jun 2022£593,288
May 2022£589,621
Apr 2022£585,365
Mar 2022£581,521
Feb 2022£588,792
Jan 2022£592,531
Dec 2021£600,159
Nov 2021£593,139
Oct 2021£590,326
Sept 2021£575,002
Aug 2021£571,732
Jul 2021£564,831
Jun 2021£570,417
May 2021£570,921
Apr 2021£571,643
Mar 2021£573,553
Feb 2021£573,524
Jan 2021£585,559
Dec 2020£590,786
Nov 2020£586,643
Oct 2020£578,074
Sept 2020£566,320
Aug 2020£565,302
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate95.8%Mean across 143 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 143 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.2 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.2 km
  • Nearest post office0.8 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.6 km
  • Nearest hospital1.9 km
  • Nearest gym0.5 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.5 km
  • Nearest community centre0.6 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking1.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose3 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.2 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km39 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
2.96 km
Tesco
1.97 km
Sainsbury's
0.23 km
Aldi
2.66 km
Lidl
0.75 km
M&S
4.17 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
20
Grade I
1
Grade II*
1
Grade II
18

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

The Serpentine - Hyde Park
12.38 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

Ganley's Irish Bar
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Royal Surrey
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,170recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
315
Anti-social behaviour
234
Shoplifting
177
Vehicle crime
72
Other theft
66
Public order
64
Criminal damage and arson
62
Drugs
40
Burglary
39
Robbery
36
Theft from the person
36
Other crime
18
Bicycle theft
8
Possession of weapons
3

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider SM4 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SM4 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SM4 5Shared evidence
SM4 5MordenThis area · Greater London
£442,500
80
This area
Reference sector
E16 1E16 1 in Newham area guideNewham
£439,806£2,694 lower than this area
242
19.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Nearest supermarket0.2 km0.2 km
SE16 7SE16 7 in Southwark area guideSouthwark
£466,500£24,000 higher than this area
116
15.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability96%98%
Nearest supermarket0.2 km0.3 km
NW1 3NW1 3 in Camden area guideCamden
£440,000£2,500 lower than this area
10
15.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%95%
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
SM1 2SM1 2 in Sutton area guideSutton
£442,000£500 lower than this area
173
3.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%96%
Nearest station0.2 km0.1 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SM4 5, not the whole of Merton. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 143 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Merton; 92,149 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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