# South Merstham Town in Reigate and Banstead, South East. South Merstham is a town in Reigate and Banstead, South East. Median sale price £423,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 93.3 per 1,000 people. About 10,456 people. Town. Code E63005526. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) South Merstham is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for South Merstham add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £423,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Merstham was £423,750 in 2025. 159th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,953** (2021). South Merstham had 9,953 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 230th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in South Merstham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In South Merstham, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005526) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in South Merstham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005526) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 101 homes were sold in South Merstham in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005526) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for South Merstham. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005526) (Census 2021, England and Wales): South Merstham had 9,953 usual residents at the census. ## How South Merstham compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | South Merstham | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £423,750 | 81st most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 | | Population | 9,953 | 37th least populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | joint 103rd lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 | ## Is South Merstham safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Merstham at a rate of 93.3 per 1,000 people. That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Merstham. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (316), anti-social behaviour (212) and other crime (167). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in South Merstham was 88.7 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in South Merstham, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so South Merstham has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in South Merstham | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Reigate and Banstead 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030599) | 1,687 | 116.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% | | [Reigate and Banstead 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030600) | 1,657 | 100.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.1% | | [Reigate and Banstead 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030601) | 1,681 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% | | [Reigate and Banstead 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030602) | 1,839 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% | | [Reigate and Banstead 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030598) | 1,679 | 156.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.0% | | [Reigate and Banstead 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01035355) | 1,599 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.2% | ## Your MP - [East Surrey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-surrey): Claire Coutinho (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) ## Postcode districts covering South Merstham [RH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh1) ## Middle areas in South Merstham [Merstham](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/merstham) ## Towns near South Merstham [Redhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/redhill), [Caterham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/caterham), [Reigate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reigate), [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon), [Tadworth and Epsom Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tadworth-and-epsom-downs), [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) ## South Merstham in brief South Merstham is a town in Reigate and Banstead, South East. About 10,456 people lived in South Merstham in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £423,750 in 2025 across 101 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 93.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in South Merstham was £423,750 in 2025. South Merstham had 9,953 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in South Merstham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In South Merstham, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63005526 - Constituency: [East Surrey †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-surrey) - Council: [Reigate and Banstead †](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) - Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 1.93 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,456* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 29 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Redhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/redhill), [Caterham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/caterham), [Reigate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reigate), [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon), [Tadworth and Epsom Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tadworth-and-epsom-downs), [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) ## Latest updates for South Merstham - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005526 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-merstham#f-house-sales-median-price. 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