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Watery Lane

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50 recorded sales · median £490,000 · 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

£490k

median price

6.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£490k

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.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£190,000 in 1998 → £1,066,000 in 2022

⌄ 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 £490,000. That's about 14.2× local earnings — around the 15× five-year average.

Sold price history

2022 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 50 sales£490,000

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 Watery Lane 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 Watery Lane — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
28, Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£1,250,000	Feb 2025
8 Watery Lane	Detached	—	—	£1,645,000	Dec 2024
6 Watery Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£847,000	Aug 2022
34 Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£1,285,000	Jul 2022
17, Watery Lane	Detached	—	—	£1,705,000	Oct 2021
7, Watery Lane	Detached	—	—	£885,000	Jan 2021
40 Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£535,000	Aug 2020
22, Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£810,000	Nov 2019
28, Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£873,000	Mar 2018
14B WATERY LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£665,000	Aug 2015
28, Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£560,000	Mar 2015
32 WATERY LANE	Terraced	—	—	£950,000	Jan 2015
15, Watery Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£950,000	Aug 2014
14, Watery Lane	Detached	—	—	£717,000	Dec 2012
16 Watery Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£564,000	Sep 2011
34 Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£644,281	Jul 2011
11 WATERY LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£588,000	May 2011
46 WATERY LANE WIMBLEDON CHASE LONDON	Terraced	—	—	£635,000	Oct 2010
32 WATERY LANE	Terraced	—	—	£525,000	Oct 2009
14B WATERY LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£490,000	Jun 2008
42 Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£545,000	Jun 2007
22, Watery Lane	Terraced	—	—	£490,000	Mar 2007
14, Watery Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£425,000	Feb 2007
36 WATERY LANE	Terraced	—	—	£500,000	Nov 2006

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

Ofsted

5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 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
Rutlish School	Secondary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.0 km
The Castle Kindergarten	Nursery	—	0.3 km
Wimbledon Chase Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Acorn Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
Merton Park Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.5 km
Wimbledon Preschool Willows	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Wimbledon Nursery And Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Joseph Hood Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Little Hands Montessori	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Dundonald Road	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Dundonald Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Building Blocks Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Fennies Wimbledon	Nursery	Inadequate ('25)	0.9 km
Poplar Primary School	Primary	—	0.9 km
Park Academy	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	1.0 km
Butterflies Childcare	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.0 km
Butterflies Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Morden, Martin Way	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	1.0 km
Pelham Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Banana Moon Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Hall School Wimbledon	All-through	—	1.1 km
Ursuline High School Wimbledon	Secondary	Good ('21)	1.1 km
Wimbledon Day Nursery II	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	1.1 km
Dicky Birds Nurseries Ltd - Pelham Road	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 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 0.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

12 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Nelson Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	0.1 km
The Nelson Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.1 km
Lords Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Infinitidental Clinic Ltd	Dentist	—	0.2 km
Nelson Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Merton Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Merton Park Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Pearl Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Family Dental Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Wimbledon Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Tabor Grove (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Wimbledon Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	1.1 km
Francis Grove Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Arundel Avenue (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Wimbledon Central Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.2 km
The Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Morden Dentist	Dentist	—	1.2 km
South West London Ic	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Morden Hall Medical Centre	GP	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Superdrug	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Domiciliary Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Mydentist Morden	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Sterling Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Confident Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Chemco Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Wimbledon Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Raynes Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Trident Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
The Wimbledon Dentist	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Alexandra Road Surgery	GP	—	1.5 km
Ridgway Dental	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Ridgway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Barkers Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Lambton Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.6 km
Raynes Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Grand Drive Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	1.6 km
Dental Rooms Group Ltd	Dentist	—	1.6 km
The Park Clinic	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Merton Medical Practice	GP	—	1.7 km
Abbey Parade Dental Partnership	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Confidental Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Abbey Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Haydons Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Wimbledon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Central Medical Centre	GP	—	1.9 km
Mitcham & Tooting Health	GP	Good ('21)	1.9 km
Kamsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Harland Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Wimbledon Village Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	1.9 km
Haydons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Riverhouse Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	2.1 km
Hilton Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
West Barnes Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	2.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Ap Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Ravensbury Park Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	2.4 km
Cricket Green Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	2.4 km
Faccini House Surgery	GP	—	2.5 km
Vineyard Hill Road Surgery	GP	—	2.5 km
Stonecot Surgery	GP	—	2.6 km
Colliers Wood Surgery	GP	—	2.6 km
James O'Riordan Medical Centre	GP	—	2.7 km
Mitcham Family Practice	GP	—	2.9 km
Bishopsford Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	3.0 km
Grafton Medical Partners	GP	—	3.1 km
Figges Marsh Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	3.2 km
Circle Gp Surgery	GP	—	3.5 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 Chase Rail Station	0.2 mi	London Blackfriars	35 min
South Merton Rail Station	0.5 mi	London Blackfriars	37 min
Wimbledon Rail Station	0.8 mi	London Waterloo	13 min
Raynes Park Rail Station	0.9 mi	London Waterloo	20 min
Morden South Rail Station	1.0 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