Merton
SM4 house prices in Merton
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Merton, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£474,000
Range £267,700–£665,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Sept 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SM4: the typical (median) sold price is £474,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SM4 is an active market, with about 23 recorded sales a month. By property type, 54% were terraced homes (typically £515,000) and 31% were flats (typically £305,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,147 a year: Merton's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Merton, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SM4: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
At around 23 sales a month, SM4 ticks along steadily, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, £474,000 is the middle of a £267,700 to £665,500 range, so check where your home would sit among the recent sales before choosing a number; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, SM4 is well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (800 applications on record within 500 m), whether it is freehold or leasehold and long-term flood risk; your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free SM4 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
SM4 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£474,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
22.7
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,147
A year
On the map
Where SM4 sits in Merton
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SM4
63, ASHRIDGE WAY, MORDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£500,000
48, MONTACUTE ROAD, MORDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£527,000
73, RUTLAND DRIVE, MORDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£585,000
49, CARDINAL AVENUE, MORDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£563,000
165, LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£225,324
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SM4 includes the Cannon Hill ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in SM4
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SM4 by property type
Semi-detached homes have the highest typical price at £610,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £305,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 33 | £610,000 | £467,000–£699,400 |
| Detached | 4 | £602,500 | £462,500–£655,000 |
| Terraced | 133 | £515,000 | £410,000–£674,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 78 | £305,500 | £219,100–£381,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Sept 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SM4
The quarterly typical price fell 2.0%, from £510,000 in Q3 2025 (21 sales) to £500,000 in Q3 2026 (17 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £510,000 | 21 |
| Q4 2025 | £472,500 | 90 |
| Q1 2026 | £450,250 | 68 |
| Q2 2026 | £501,750 | 54 |
| Q3 2026 | £500,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Sept 2025 and 6 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SM4 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SM4 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £267,700 and £665,500, around a typical £474,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Sept 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SM4
Terraced homes were 54% of recorded sales (133 of 248). 69% of sales were freehold and 31% leasehold.
Property type
- Semi-detached13%
- Detached2%
- Terraced54%
- Flat / maisonette31%
Tenure
- Freehold69%
- Leasehold31%
See the figures
172 freehold (69%) and 78 leasehold (31%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SM4. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Sept 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
BISHOPSFORD HOUSE, POULTER PARK, MORDEN
£425,000 (2025)£335,000 (2026)-21.2% over 0.7 yrs (-30.5%/yr)
GROSSLEA, 90, BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN
£220,000 (2025)£240,000 (2026)+9.1% over 0.6 yrs (+15.6%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Merton (SM4) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: semi-detached homes sold for a typical £610,000 against £305,500 for flats: about 2.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- 31% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 23 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 5 September 2025 and 6 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SM4
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SM4
£2,147
Band D a year in Merton, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,431 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,670 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,908 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,147 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,624 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,101 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,578 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,294 |
These are Merton's charges for 2026-27, the authority SM4 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Merton · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SM4
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Morden Primary School.
All schools
Morden Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SM4 5PX
227 m
Good · 2014
Abbotsbury Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SM4 5JS
462 m
Good · 2013
Perseid School
Special schools · SM4 5LT
610 m
Outstanding · 2012
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Local authority maintained schools · SM4 6PT
733 m
Good · 2012
Abbey Primary School
Primary · Academies · SM4 6NY
937 m
Good · 2014
Hillcross Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SM4 4EE
943 m
Good · 2018
Malmesbury Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SM4 6HG
1.1 km
Good · 2019
Poplar Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW19 3JZ
1.2 km
Good · 2015
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SM4 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SM4
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SM4
800
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 6 October 2026.
Recent applications
144 m
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTESNION AND A RAISED PATIO OF 900MM
Received 2026-06-01
443 m
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
Received 2026-05-08
461 m
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH A DEPTH OF 6M , MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 3M AND EAVES HEIGHT OF 2.7M .
Received 2026-04-14
Merton/26/LDCP/0677Permitted
461 m
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY, ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER ROOF EXTENSION, FRONT PORCH AND INSERTION OF X2 ROOFLIGHTS TO FRONT ROOFSLOPE.
Received 2026-04-14
Merton/26/DOC/0579Conditions
453 m
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (MATERIALS) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 24/P1733 RELATING TO THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING), 3 (ZERO CARBON), 5 (APPROVED PLANS), 14 (LIGHTING SCHEME), 15 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME), 22 (ECOLOGY), ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 19/P4046 RELATING TO DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CHURCH BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF A FOUR STOREY DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 15 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS (9 X 1BEDROOM AND 6 X 2BEDROOM UNITS), AND ERECTION OF 3 x THREE STOREY DWELLINGHOUSES ; PROVIDED WITH ASSOCIATED CYCLE PARKING, REFUSE STORES, PARKING BAYS AND LANDSCAPING
Received 2026-03-31
Merton/26/NMA/0592Permitted
241 m
APPLICATION FOR NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATION 25/P1652, DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND THE ERECTION OF TWO NEW BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE A MIXED USE, RESIDENTIAL-LED DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMUNITY FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING. NON-MATERIALS CHANGES RELATE TO AMENDING THE WORDING OF CONDITION 2 TO FACILITES THE BELOW: Block A: evacuation lift overrun height reduced Block A: Second floor south-wing access deck - 3no. new brick service piers Block A: dormer attic windows cill level raised, and the original flat roofs changed to shallow pitch for drainage purposes Photovoltaic (PV) system increased by 5 (from 37 to 42) Block A & B: window structural opening heights decreased
Received 2026-03-30
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SM4 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SM4 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 800 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 6 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SM4
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SM4 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SM4 5QD, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SM4 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SM4: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SM4, band by band
Merton's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SM4 median sold price of £474,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearMerton | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £474,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,431 | £119 | 0.30% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,670 | £139 | 0.35% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,908 | £159 | 0.40% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,147 | £179 | 0.45% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,624 | £219 | 0.55% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,101 | £258 | 0.65% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,578 | £298 | 0.75% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,294 | £358 | 0.91% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SM4 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Merton, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SM4 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SM4. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
63, ASHRIDGE WAY, MORDEN
SM4 4ED · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-06
48, MONTACUTE ROAD, MORDEN
SM4 6RL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£527,000
2026-08-04
73, RUTLAND DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 5QD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£585,000
2026-07-31
49, CARDINAL AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4SZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£563,000
2026-07-31
165, LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4RR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,324
2026-07-31
25, CONNAUGHT GARDENS, MORDEN
SM4 6DB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-27
64, WOLSEY CRESCENT, MORDEN
SM4 4TD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£512,500
2026-07-24
383A, LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4RZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-23
19, CHALGROVE AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 5RB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£700,000
2026-07-22
34, LESSNESS ROAD, MORDEN
SM4 6HP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-07-16
160, TUDOR DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 4PG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-07-15
147, RUTLAND DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 5QQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-07-14
17, YORK CLOSE, MORDEN
SM4 5HW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-10
51, DUDLEY DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 4RJ · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£275,000
2026-07-10
19, DUDLEY DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 4RQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-07-07
BISHOPSFORD HOUSE, POULTER PARK, MORDEN
SM4 6AS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£335,000
2026-07-02
16, MAYCROSS AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4DA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£780,000
2026-06-26
20, EVESHAM GREEN, MORDEN
SM4 6PW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£488,500
2026-06-25
35, WOODLAND WAY, MORDEN
SM4 4DS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£560,000
2026-06-25
378, LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4RT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,000
2026-06-24
2, FURNESS ROAD, MORDEN
SM4 6PR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-06-23
403A, LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4RZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£262,000
2026-06-19
35, SCHOOLGATE DRIVE, MORDEN
SM4 5BF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£685,000
2026-06-19
131, CARDINAL AVENUE, MORDEN
SM4 4ST · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-06-19
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near SM4
The closest districts to SM4 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SW20 (London) 1.7 miles
- House prices in SM1 (Sutton) 1.8 miles
- House prices in CR4 (Mitcham) 1.9 miles
- House prices in KT4 (Worcester Park) 2.1 miles
- House prices in SM5 (Carshalton) 2.1 miles
- House prices in SW19 (London) 2.2 miles
- House prices in KT3 (New Malden) 2.5 miles
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Data sources
Every SM4 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.