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West Barnes

Middle area

South west Merton. 9,016 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for West Barnes’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£675,000
300th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,886
2,247th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Barnes compares

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Median sale price25 middle areas, Merton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Merton25 areas from £400,000 to £2,025,000. The middle area is £531,150. West Barnes is £675,000.
£675,0008th highest
Population25 middle areas, Merton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 5,524 to 10,035. The middle area is 8,661. West Barnes is 8,886.
8,88611th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 middle areas, Merton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 78.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.1%. West Barnes is 94.7%.
94.7%9th lowest
Claimant rate25 middle areas, Merton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Merton25 areas from 1.3% to 8.7%. The middle area is 4.0%. West Barnes is 3.9%.
3.9%12th lowest

Figures for the whole of Merton

These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merton and not West Barnes 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
West Barnes in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Barnes was £675,000 in 2025.

West Barnes had 8,886 usual residents at the census.

In West Barnes, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Barnes, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.