Typical 3-bedroom house£991kmost £828k–£1.21m
Houses per m²£9,856flats £7,371
Sold last year5684,429 in five years
Prices in Merton-0.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SW19 sold for £991,363 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £827,788 and £1,208,187, for about 101 m² of space. That is 18% more than the same home across London (£840,000).
568 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £324k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW19 6 (£8,065) and the most in SW19 4 (£12,985).
Across Merton, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 9.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,407 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £4,521 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £198,000 for that mortgage: what £200,000 buys.
Questions about SW19
Is SW19 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% more than across London; prices in Merton are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (94% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.4% against 43.8%); 568 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SW19?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SW19 sold for £991,363 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £827,788 and £1,208,187.
Is SW19 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SW19 costs 18% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SW19 each year?
568 homes sold in the last year and 4,429 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SW19?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Park Academy, where 94% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SW19?
For a 3-bedroom house, SW20 (£860k, 2 km), SW17 (£832k, 3 km), SM4 (£580k, 3 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.