Housing in SM4 4PH
What the homes in SM4 4PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Morden
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
SM4 4PHMorden
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46%). Flats make up 22.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM4 4PH area is above that, at 79.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.2%. 27.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Merton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merton, August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM4 4PH sits in (Lower Morden): about 1,492 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.