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Housing in SM3 9HY

What the homes in SM3 9HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lower Morden
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,621 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.6%). Flats make up 17.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

SM3 9HYEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached24%31.5%
Terraced56.6%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.1% of households in the SM3 9HY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.1% own outright and 45% with a mortgage.

SM3 9HY
83%
14%
England
  • Owned83.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SM3 9HYEngland
Owned outright38.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan45%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM3 9HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.7%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

SM3 9HYEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Merton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merton (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

MertonEngland
All homes£2,172£1,459
One bedroom£1,639£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,024£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,407£1,489
Four or more£3,267£2,161
Detached£2,921£1,640
Semi-detached£2,967£1,449
Terraced£2,462£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,931£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM3 9HY (Lower Morden) (about 1,621 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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