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Housing in SM4 5LY

What the homes in SM4 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Morden Central
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,857 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (54.7%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SM4 5LYEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached20.5%31.5%
Terraced54.7%23%
Purpose-built flat15.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM4 5LY area is below that, at 46.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.7% of households against 20.5%. 19.9% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

SM4 5LY
46%
31%
23%
England
  • Owned46.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented30.7%20.5%
  • Social rented22.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SM4 5LYEngland
Owned outright19.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association16.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM4 5LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.6%. 29.2% of households include dependent children.

SM4 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM4 5LY sits in (Morden Central): about 1,857 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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