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Merstham

Middle area

East Reigate and Banstead. 7,191 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Merstham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£430,500
1,588th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,864
4,039th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Merstham compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Reigate and Banstead · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Reigate and Banstead18 areas from £315,000 to £708,500. The middle area is £507,500. Merstham is £430,500.
£430,5007th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Reigate and Banstead · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reigate and Banstead18 areas from 6,168 to 11,324. The middle area is 8,064. Merstham is 6,864.
6,8644th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Reigate and Banstead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Reigate and Banstead18 areas from 67.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 91.3%. Merstham is 95.8%.
95.8%6th highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Reigate and Banstead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Reigate and Banstead18 areas from 1.3% to 3.7%. The middle area is 2.2%. Merstham is 3.7%.
3.7%joint highest

Figures for the whole of Reigate and Banstead

These figures are published for the whole of Reigate and Banstead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reigate and Banstead and not Merstham alone. See Reigate and Banstead

Average house price
£480,824
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,434
78th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.1
26th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Merstham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Merstham was £430,500 in 2025.

Merstham had 6,864 usual residents at the census.

In Merstham, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merstham, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.