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Merton has the ninth-largest share of homes in band D (32.2%) and the joint tenth-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (4.2%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the sixth-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (36.7%) and the seventh-smallest share built from 1945 to 1964 (6.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the second-largest share of terraced houses (42.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B10C28D32E15F7G5H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B10C28D32E15F7G5H2FlatTerracedSemiDetached

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%Before190015%1900–191837%1919–19397%1945–19649%1965–19829%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%<190015%190037%19197%19459%19659%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1900 to 1918 (14.8%) and before 1900 (11.6%). Some 3,880 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2021, with 840 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 110 homes (+0.13%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEBuilt before 2016BCDEF

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Merton gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 75.2%, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 11.2%, is 31.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, B, F, G, H and A. Band H, the top band, holds 1,860 homes, about one in every 47. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hounslow.

Share of homes in each bandA1.4%B9.8%C27.5%D32.2%E15.5%F6.8%G4.8%H2.1%MertonLondonEngland

Terraced houses and flats, almost level

Terraced houses only just outnumber the other types in Merton; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (41.8%), semi-detached houses (11.0%), detached houses (3.5%) and bungalows (0.7%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 15.7 points below the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Portsmouth, followed by Enfield and Waltham Forest.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes41.8%BCDTerraced houses42.6%CDEFSemi-detached houses11.0%DEFGDetached houses3.5%EFGHBungalows0.7%BCDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.3%) and one-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 4.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.55 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 13.5%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom18.2%2 bedrooms27.3%3 bedrooms41.1%4 bedrooms9.1%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Merton are Ealing (8.3), Enfield (9.6) and Havering (9.7); the furthest within London is the City of London (92.4).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Merton comes 14th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Tower Hamlets and just ahead of Hillingdon. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMerton 14%1%53%