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Merton Park

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South west Merton. About 8,315 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Merton Park, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,293
3,256th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.8%
3,658th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Merton Park compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Merton ParkMiddle
Population20 wards, Merton · 2021
Population: every ward in Merton20 areas from 5,608 to 12,968. The middle area is 11,355. Merton Park is 8,293.
8,2933rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Merton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Merton20 areas from 81.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.9%. Merton Park is 96.6%.
96.6%9th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Merton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Merton20 areas from 1.3% to 8.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Merton Park is 3.5%.
3.5%10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Merton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Merton20 areas from 61.6% to 76.3%. The middle area is 68.7%. Merton Park is 62.8%.
62.8%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Merton

These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Merton and not Merton Park alone. See Merton

Average house price
£615,890
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,844
12th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.1×
20th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Merton Park in brief

Merton Park had 8,293 usual residents at the census.

In Merton Park, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merton Park, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.8% of residents in Merton Park were aged 15 to 64 at the census.