Merton
8 datasets are currently published for Merton. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Merton compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 52nd of 361 (30.4 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 21st of 318 (£515,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 123rd of 132 (14.9%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count — Merton: 6,655, July 2026 (-4.4% year on year, from 6,960). (same figure, by: Claimant count by age) Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Merton: 100.4, June 2026 (+0.5% year on year, from 99.9). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Merton: £515,000, Q2 2026 (+2.0% year on year, from £505,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Merton: 14.9%, 2024/25 (-1.1 percentage points year on year, from 16.0%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Merton: 16, Q1 2026 (-36.0% year on year, from 25). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Merton: 218,891, 2025 (-0.5% year on year, from 220,020). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Merton: 421, 2025 (+5.5% year on year, from 399). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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