Buying a home in SM4, Morden. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£580kmost £527k–£665k
Houses per m²£6,512flats £5,580
Sold last year1791,410 in five years
Prices in Merton-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SM4 sold for £580,337 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £526,830 and £665,067, for about 87 m² of space.

179 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £256k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SM4 6 (£6,273) and the most in SM4 5 (£6,667).

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 £2,646 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £116,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in SM4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£351,584£318k–£428k51 m²8
2£470,231£434k–£522k68 m²408
3£580,337£527k–£665k87 m²571
4£668,109£598k–£749k115 m²115
5+£793,842£653k–£846k142 m²32

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£352k£470k£580k£668k£794k
Detached—£505k£629k——
Semi-detached—£484k£631k£700k£815k
Terraced£426k£468k£567k£635k£759k
Flats£256k£306k£342k£377k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SM4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SM4 4£6,628£6,226
SM4 5£6,667£5,474
SM4 6£6,273£5,389

Schools near SM4

Best state primary within 2 kmPark Academy94% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmGlenthorne High School80.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%30 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in SM6 is about 96 m² for £571k.

Questions about SM4

Is SM4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: 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%); 179 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 SM4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SM4 sold for £580,337 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £526,830 and £665,067.

How many homes sell in SM4 each year?

179 homes sold in the last year and 1,410 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SM4?

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 SM4?

For a 3-bedroom house, CR4 (£507k, 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.