Typical 3-bedroom house£860kmost £743k–£983k
Houses per m²£8,725flats £7,198
Sold last year2041,652 in five years
Prices in Merton-0.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SW20 sold for £860,499 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £742,903 and £982,914, for about 100 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across London (£840,000).
204 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £305k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW20 9 (£7,336) and the most in SW20 8 (£9,435).
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 £3,924 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £172,000 for that mortgage: what £180,000 buys.
Questions about SW20
Is SW20 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across London; prices in Merton are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.4% against 43.8%); 204 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 SW20?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SW20 sold for £860,499 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £742,903 and £982,914.
Is SW20 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SW20 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SW20 each year?
204 homes sold in the last year and 1,652 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SW20?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Merton Park Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SW20?
For a 3-bedroom house, KT3 (£709k, 2 km), SM4 (£580k, 3 km), KT4 (£651k, 4 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.