Merton house prices, August 2026

Local authority · UK House Price Index · HM Land Registry

Average price

£623,791

August 2026

12 months

+0.1%

August 2025 to August 2026

Last month

+1.1%

July to August 2026

Sales registered

120

June 2026, the latest month published

England average

£293,525

August 2026

HM Land Registry's average price for Merton was £623,791 in August 2026, broadly unchanged on the year. That is about 113% above the England average of £292,694 over June to August 2026, the three months it covers. 120 sales in Merton have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.

HM Land Registry's average price for Merton from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.

Price trend

August 2025 to August 2026

Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in Merton ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £624,073 in September 2025.

August 2026£623,791, +0.1% on a year earlier

Peak £624,073 in September 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Merton at £2,362,655, 477% above flat or maisonette at £409,754. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 2.2%.

HM Land Registry's average price by property type, August 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£2,362,655+7.2%
Semi-detached£964,681+2.1%
Terraced£696,630+1.1%
Flat or maisonette£409,754−2.2%

Month by month

HM Land Registry's average price and annual change over the last 13 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered, and the latest published counts are of the sales registered so far.
MonthAverage priceMonthly changeAnnual changeSales
August 2026£623,791+1.1%Broadly flat–
July 2026£617,075+0.9%−0.7%–
June 2026£611,749+1.4%Broadly flat120
May 2026£603,009−0.8%Broadly flat121
April 2026£607,910−1.3%−0.9%149
March 2026£615,716+0.7%Broadly flat120
February 2026£611,134−0.7%−2.6%138
January 2026£615,255+0.7%Broadly flat161
December 2025£610,926−1.2%−0.6%141
November 2025£618,117+0.5%+1.8%190
October 2025£614,826−1.5%−0.7%222
September 2025£624,073+0.2%Broadly flat204
August 2025£623,099+0.2%Broadly flat226

By buyer status

The average price for first-time buyers in Merton was £274,726 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 53%.

HM Land Registry's average price by buyer status, August 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£515,923−0.6%
Former owner-occupier£790,649+1.2%

By funding status

The average price for cash buyers in Merton was 9% above that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 13% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.

HM Land Registry's average price by funding status, August 2026. Sales volumes are those registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£670,954+0.7%8
Mortgage£615,346Broadly flat52

By property status

The average price for new builds in Merton was 23% below that for existing homes.

HM Land Registry's average price by property status, June 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£476,029Broadly flat
Existing property£615,809Broadly flat

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For a local authority the index is a three-month average (June to August 2026), and the annual change compares it with June to August 2025. The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.