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Balfour Road

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102 recorded sales · median £342,500 · Merton

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Merton Council · Labour-controlled 32/57 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

75/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£343k

median price

6.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£343k

median sold price

14.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

13 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

6.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

477

Violence — most

16.1

NO₂ · WHO 10

2.9%

in a flood zone

361

green spaces

PM2.5 · WHO 5

361

eat & drink

138

shops

90.4%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

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Sold price trend

£492,250 in 2012 → £1,060,063 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Merton, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £342,500. That's about 14.2× local earnings — around the 15× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 102 sales£342,500

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay14.2× · five-year average 15×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership56%

Owned outright

25%

With a mortgage

30%

Private rented

29%

Social rented

14%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,141

Your band:

London Borough of Merton£1,630

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,427

Band B£1,665

Band C£1,903

Band D (baseline)£2,141

Band E£2,616

Band F£3,092

Band G£3,568

Band H£4,281

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Merton how Balfour Road compares · from Merton

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Wimbledon Village +39.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Wimbledon Village	£1,240,000	+39.2%	189
St Helier	£418,000	+26.2%	85
Merton Park	£545,000	+24%	202
Copse Hill	£1,525,000	+21.3%	57
Lower Morden	£550,000	+20.6%	225
Furzedown	£625,000	+19.1%	118
Rosehill	£430,000	+18.6%	43
Merton	£550,000	+17.2%	127
Pollards Hill	£465,000	+13.8%	241
Wimbledon	£700,000	+10.7%	266
West Barnes	£631,500	+10.6%	226
Morden	£450,000	+9.8%	209
Wimbledon Park	£1,120,252	+8.1%	190
Mitcham	£400,000	+6.3%	367
Collier's Wood	£460,000	+4.5%	377
Raynes Park	£680,000	+4.2%	397
Tooting Graveney	£443,000	-2.4%	116
South Wimbledon	£692,950	-4.4%	297

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Balfour Road — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
6 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£994,000	Feb 2026
11 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£1,100,000	Oct 2025
28, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£1,020,125	Sep 2025
2, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£948,000	Oct 2024
17a Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£625,000	Sep 2024
10 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£958,000	Jun 2024
1c Balfour Road	Other	—	—	£600,000	Sep 2023
4, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£950,000	Jun 2023
35 Balfour Road	Flat	—	—	£590,000	Feb 2023
32 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£725,000	Aug 2022
15a, Balfour Road	Flat	—	—	£595,000	Apr 2022
20, Balfour Road	Flat	—	—	£640,000	Feb 2022
19, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£885,000	Dec 2021
23, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£732,500	Dec 2020
30 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£810,000	Mar 2020
29, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£729,950	Sep 2019
28, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£825,000	Aug 2019
31, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£725,000	Jun 2019
22, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£825,000	Feb 2019
6 Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£340,000	Aug 2018
35 Balfour Road	Flat	—	—	£420,000	Mar 2018
2, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£855,000	May 2017
24, Balfour Road	Terraced	—	—	£825,000	Mar 2017
1a Balfour Road	Flat	—	—	£495,000	Dec 2016

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24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Merton

Crime runs at 6.4 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month6.4

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Merton

Violence & sexual offences

477

Anti-social behaviour

311

Shoplifting

115

Vehicle crime

113

Other theft

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Merton district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Merton

Population215,186

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.1/10

Employment

6.8/10

Education & skills

7.5/10

Health & disability

8.2/10

Crime

6.4/10

Housing & services

7.6/10

Living environment

3.5/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Merton — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+65%

Unemployment · economically active residents5.7%

Degree-level (Level 4+)50%

Good or very good health87%

Own their home56%

Median age37.5

Born outside the UK41%

See the full Merton report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Wimbledon Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	0.1 km
Wimbledon Day Nursery II	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	0.2 km
N Family Club Wimbledon	Nursery	—	0.2 km
Learning Links	Nursery	—	0.3 km
Pelham Primary School	Primary	—	0.3 km
Eveline Day Nursery Schools Limited (The)	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	0.4 km
Harris Academy Wimbledon	Secondary	Outstanding ('23)	0.4 km
Merton Abbey Primary School	Primary	—	0.4 km
Abbey Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Dicky Birds Nurseries Ltd - Pelham Road	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.4 km
The Orchard Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.4 km
Little Hands Montessori	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.4 km
Alexander House Nursery Wimbledon	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Bumble Bees/ Coccinelle	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.5 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	0.5 km
Banana Moon Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
Wimbledon Nursery And Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.7 km
All Saints' CofE Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.7 km
Park Academy	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.8 km
Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Queens Road	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Merton Park Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.9 km
Wimbledon Preschool Willows	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Arte Pura Capoeira	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Garfield Primary School	Primary	—	0.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

14 of 14 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
The Wimbledon Dentist	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Chemco Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Wimbledon Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	0.4 km
Merton Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Haydons Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Merton Medical Practice	GP	—	0.6 km
Abbey Parade Dental Partnership	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Confidental Dental Care	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Abbey Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
South West London Ic	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Haydons Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Haydons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
The Dental Studio	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Riverhouse Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	0.9 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Superdrug	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Alexandra Road Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Francis Grove Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Ap Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Sterling Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Infinitidental Clinic Ltd	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Tabor Grove (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Morden Hall Medical Centre	GP	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Mitcham & Tooting Health	GP	Good ('21)	1.3 km
Kamsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Lords Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Wimbledon Central Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Colliers Wood Surgery	GP	—	1.3 km
Nelson Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	1.3 km
The Nelson Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Mclaren Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Domiciliary Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Mydentist Morden	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Nelson Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Wimbledon Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Morden Dentist	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Waterfall Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Dental Rooms Group Ltd	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Vineyard Hill Road Surgery	GP	—	1.8 km
Grafton Medical Partners	GP	—	1.8 km
Barrons Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Cricket Green Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.9 km
Mitcham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Wimbledon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Ridgway Dental	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Ridgway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Mitcham Family Practice	GP	—	2.0 km
Broadway Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Lords Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Arundel Avenue (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Central Medical Centre	GP	—	2.0 km
Together Dental Wandsworth	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Pearl Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Wimbledon Village Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	2.1 km
Auckland Rogers Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
D Parry Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Harland Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Ravensbury Park Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	2.2 km
Hearts Pharmacy Ravensbury	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Figges Marsh Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	2.3 km
Tooting South Medical Centre	GP	Good ('22)	2.3 km
Earlsfield Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.5 km
Lambton Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.6 km
Elborough Street Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.8 km
Southfields Group Practice	GP	—	2.9 km
Grand Drive Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.9 km
Faccini House Surgery	GP	—	2.9 km
Bishopsford Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	3.2 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Merton

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 13 min from Wimbledon Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Wimbledon Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Waterloo	13 min
Haydons Road Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Blackfriars	28 min
Wimbledon Chase Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Blackfriars	35 min
South Merton Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Blackfriars	37 min
Morden South Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Blackfriars	39 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Wimbledon Rail Station (13 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

43%

Public transport

24%

Drive

22%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging26 points

Per 10,000 residents1.2

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Merton

Air quality

NO₂

16.1

— WHO guide

PM2.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1003.3%

Flood zone2.9% of postcodes

Radonup to <1% of homes

Historic landfill39 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings243

Conservation areas28

Green belt0%

Green spaces361

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Merton

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	361	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	138	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	54	—
Green spaces & parks	361	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

90.4%

Superfast

98.6%

Ultrafast

90.4%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Merton

Figures for the wider Merton — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5.7%

In work (employment rate)64.9%

Companies registered here26,453

New incorporations (12m)3,484

Property companies (SPVs)3,511

See the full Merton report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district