OFFICIAL DATA#87 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Merton

A typical rental in Merton grosses 4.7% a year: the official average rent of £2,153 a month (ONS) against a £549,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 2,669 sales over two years). That ranks #87 of 313 districts we can compute, against a national median of 4.4%. Whole-market averages before any costs, not a valuation of any one property.

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Gross yield
4.7%
Avg rent
£2,153
Median sold
£549,000
2-bed rent
£2,006
Rents, 5 yrs
+34%
Entry prices by postcode area
SW20445 sales+33% vs district£730,210SW191,264 sales+12% vs district£615,000SM4403 sales-9% vs district£500,000CR4499 sales-19% vs district£445,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. Cheaper pockets usually push the yield above the district average, though rents vary street by street too.
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North East Lincolnshire · 4.7%Medway · 4.7%Ealing · 4.7%Luton · 4.7%Basildon · 4.7%Broxbourne · 4.7%All 313 districts →
Gross yield = official average rent (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026) × 12 ÷ median sold price (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data). Whole-market averages before mortgage, letting and running costs; individual homes vary widely. Research figures, not financial or investment advice.