Housing in SM4 4PY
What the homes in SM4 4PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Morden
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
SM4 4PYMorden
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.9%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM4 4PY area is above that, at 75.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.4% own outright and 42.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented20.5%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 18.7% 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 26.4%. 32.7% 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 4PY sits in (Lower Morden): about 1,874 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.