City Profile • Local Authority
Merton
Merton is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £716k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.6% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 73 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
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Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
214,709
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
9 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Merton authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English41.2%
White: Other White16.5%
Other Asian6.8%
African5.7%
Pakistani4.5%
Indian4.5%
Age Profile
30-34 years8.9%
35-39 years8.8%
40-44 years8.4%
25-29 years8.0%
45-49 years7.2%
50-54 years6.7%
Top Occupations
Professional26.3%
Managers and directors15.8%
Associate professional14.5%
Elementary occupations8.5%
Administrative and secretarial8.2%
Skilled trades8.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage30.3%
Private rented: Landlord26.9%
Owned: Outright25.4%
Social rented: Other11.3%
Social rented: Council2.9%
Private rented: Other2.1%
Area DNA
family1/10
health10/10
safety6/10
homeown2/10
transit3/10
affluence10/10
diversity10/10
employment8/10
investment4/10