Detached
£468,500
46% above the Merton average
55.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Merton? £320,000
The average house price in Merton is £320,000, based on 3 homes sold in the 12 months to October 2025. Prices are down 12.8% (£46,900) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −12.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 3
- Data up to
- October 2025
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Merton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£230,000
28% below the Merton average
22.2% of sales
Are house prices in Merton going up or down?
House prices in Merton are falling: down 12.8% (£46,900) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 61.5% (£121,800).
Past 12 months
−12.8%
−£46,900From £366,900 to £320,000
£402,333£320,000
Past 10 years
+61.5%
+£121,800From £198,200 to £320,000
£460,000£187,785
Quick answers for Merton
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£650,000
Highest average, reached in December 2020
How many homes sold?
3
Recorded so far for the 12 months to October 2025
What sells most often?
Detached houses
55.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
33.3% of sales
How many people live in Merton?
324
51 people per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Merton?
150
23 households per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Merton?
120 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 17 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Merton?
10 crimes
+42.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Merton rank?
40th most expensive area of Torridge.
Compared with 62 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Merton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Merton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Merton compare with nearby areas?
Merton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Torridge.
Merton vs Beaford
- Merton
- £320,000
- Beaford
- £312,500−£7,500
Open comparison
Merton vs Little Torrington
- Merton
- £320,000
- Little Torrington
- £264,400−£55,600
Open comparison
Merton vs Peters Marland
- Merton
- £320,000
- Peters Marland
- £240,000−£80,000
Open comparison
Merton vs Dolton
- Merton
- £320,000
- Dolton
- £298,786−£21,214
Open comparison
Merton vs Petrockstowe
- Merton
- £320,000
- Petrockstowe
- £451,333+£131,333
Open comparison
Merton vs St. Giles in the Wood
- Merton
- £320,000
- St. Giles in the Wood
- £311,450−£8,550
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (October 2025). The Merton dataset covers 26 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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