Average 3 Bedroom Rent in Merton 2026
A 3 bedroom property in Merton rents for an average of £2,418 per month as of September 2026, +6% on a year earlier. That is 63.7% of median local full-time pay.
Merton is the 20th cheapest of 32 London boroughs for this size. ONS figures for September 2026, published . Next update after the ONS release on .
What that costs relative to local pay
A 3 bedroom in Merton against what people living in Merton actually earn.
How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.
3 Bedroom rent in Merton since 2015
Year-by-year figures
| Year | Average 3 bed rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | £1,673 |
| 2016 | £1,720 |
| 2017 | £1,696 |
| 2018 | £1,708 |
| 2019 | £1,722 |
| 2020 | £1,794 |
| 2021 | £1,795 |
| 2022 | £1,934 |
| 2023 | £1,997 |
| 2024 | £2,217 |
| 2025 | £2,300 |
| 2026 | £2,418 |
The step up from a one-bed in Merton
A 3 bedroom in Merton costs 47% more than a one-bed here, against 50.3% across London as a whole. Trading up is a gentler jump here than the London norm, which can make Merton better value for sharers and families than its headline rent suggests.
Other property sizes in Merton
3 Bedroom rent across every London borough
Cheapest first, September 2026.
| # | Borough | 3 bed rent | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havering | £1,851 | +1.5% |
| 2 | Croydon | £1,864 | +3.9% |
| 3 | Bexley | £1,870 | +1.9% |
| 4 | Barking and Dagenham | £1,902 | +3% |
| 5 | Sutton | £1,916 | +3.5% |
| 6 | Hillingdon | £1,929 | +4% |
| 7 | Redbridge | £1,992 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Bromley | £2,002 | +3.7% |
| 9 | Waltham Forest | £2,035 | +2.8% |
| 10 | Lewisham | £2,062 | +2.5% |
| 11 | Harrow | £2,069 | +3.3% |
| 12 | Enfield | £2,106 | +6% |
| 13 | Kingston upon Thames | £2,167 | +0.1% |
| 14 | Newham | £2,216 | +3.6% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £2,247 | +6.6% |
| 16 | Hounslow | £2,254 | +4.2% |
| 17 | Barnet | £2,261 | +3.3% |
| 18 | Brent | £2,277 | +5.3% |
| 19 | Haringey | £2,363 | +1.8% |
| 20 | Mertonyou are here | £2,418 | +6% |
| 21 | Ealing | £2,427 | +4.2% |
| 22 | Lambeth | £2,696 | +3.5% |
| 23 | Richmond upon Thames | £2,703 | +5.7% |
| 24 | Tower Hamlets | £2,760 | +3.9% |
| 25 | Southwark | £2,779 | +7.6% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £2,818 | +4.3% |
| 27 | Hackney | £2,856 | +4.2% |
| 28 | Islington | £3,022 | +7% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £3,031 | +5.2% |
| 30 | Camden | £3,071 | +1.6% |
| 31 | Westminster | £3,912 | −0.2% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £4,130 | +3.5% |
Common questions
How much is a 3 bedroom in Merton?
A 3 bedroom property in Merton rents for an average of £2,418 per month as of September 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +6% compared with a year earlier.
Is a 3 bedroom in Merton affordable on a local salary?
At £2,418 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,797 for people living in Merton, rent takes 63.7% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.
How much has 3 bedroom rent risen in Merton?
A 3 bedroom in Merton has gone from £1,795 in 2021 to £2,418 today — up £623 a month, or 34.7%, in five years.
Is a 3 bedroom in Merton cheaper than the London average?
Yes. It costs £233 a month less than the London average of £2,651, making Merton the 20th cheapest borough for this size (September 2026).
See what £2,418 actually gets you
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Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.