Renting in Merton Park in 2026
John Innes had Dorset Road, Mostyn Road and Sheridan Road laid out in 1870 and 1871, and a good share of the houses his architects put up along them are now let, either whole or as flats. When one of those tenancies ends, our end of tenancy cleaning in Merton Park is a fixed price set by the number of bedrooms: £156 for a studio, £243 for a two-bed flat and £425 for a four-bed house.
Last updated October 2026.
A housing study carried out for Merton Council in 2022 estimated 1,045 privately rented homes in Merton Park ward, 32.5% of its stock. The borough figure was 34%. So roughly one home in three here is let, and most of them are flats cut out of Victorian and Edwardian houses or whole family houses on longer lets. The same study put the number of shared houses in the ward at 69, which is low for south-west London.
The ONS put the average private rent across Merton at £2,172 a month in August 2026, up 5.4% on a year earlier. A three-bed averaged £2,407 and a four-bed or bigger £3,267. A deposit can be up to five weeks’ rent, so on a family house here that is a large sum resting on one check-out inspection.
Two schools sit inside the conservation area, Rutlish (the boys’ school in Watery Lane, in John Innes’s old Manor House grounds) and Merton Park Primary on Erridge Road, and a family leaving after a few years hands back a house that has been well used.
One change this year affects when you book. Since 1 May 2026, under the Renters’ Rights Act, tenancies in England are periodic, and a tenant ends one by giving two months’ notice that runs to the end of a rent period. Your move-out date is now fixed two months ahead, which is plenty of time to get a cleaning slot on the right day.
Licensing, and the HMO planning rule from March 2026
Merton has two landlord licensing schemes on top of the national one, both running from 24 September 2023 to 23 September 2028. Selective licensing covers every private let in Figge’s Marsh, Graveney, Longthornton and Pollards Hill.
Additional HMO licensing covers homes shared by three or more people from different households in those four wards plus Colliers Wood, Cricket Green and Lavender Fields. Merton Park is in neither. Only the national rule applies here: a house shared by five or more people from two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence.
The rule that did reach Merton Park is a planning one. From 24 March 2026 an immediate Article 4 direction has required planning permission before a family house in 13 wards, Merton Park among them, is turned into a small HMO.
The council consulted on keeping it from 8 May to 19 June 2026 and is reviewing the replies; the council’s consultation page has the current position. For tenants it means fewer new house shares here, and more of the lets staying as whole houses or self-contained flats.
None of this changes what a clerk looks for at check-out. In Colliers Wood, by contrast, a landlord letting a three-person share has needed a licence since 2023, and licence conditions there can include keeping shared kitchens and bathrooms clean.
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The John Innes (Merton Park) conservation area covers 32 hectares. Merton’s 2006 character appraisal describes three phases of building. The first, from 1870 to 1876, gave the estate large villas and small cottages; Henry Goodall Quartermain was its architect from 1873 until his death in 1904, and John Sydney Brocklesby built in the Arts and Crafts style from about 1904 into the 1920s.
The appraisal lists hanging clay tiles on bays and gables, painted pebbledash on upper floors, sash windows in the earlier houses and, on Brocklesby’s houses, timber casements divided into small panes by glazing bars, with leaded and coloured glass.
Those details decide how long a house takes. A casement split into twelve small panes has twelve sets of corners where dust and condensation mould collect, and the glazing bars have to be wiped one by one.
Leaded lights are cleaned with a soft cloth and no scraper, because the lead cames scratch and the coloured glass can be old. Picture rails, deep skirting and panelled doors all take a wipe along every ledge. Where an original fireplace survives, the hearth and the grate surround are on most inventories.
A casement split into twelve small panes has twelve sets of corners where dust and condensation mould collect.
The street trees add their own job. The appraisal records plane trees along Sheridan Road and Dorset Road, chestnuts along Mostyn Road and holly hedges marking the plots. In autumn the leaves get walked in, so the front door mat, the hall floor and the inside of the porch get done last, after the cleaners have finished carrying kit in and out.
Not every let is a period house. The old 1870 school building in Church Lane was converted to flats, more flats were built on the rest of the school site facing Melrose Road, and Wycombe Lodge on Langley Road is a block of flats and maisonettes from 1959. These are priced and cleaned like any other flat.
What the clean covers in a Merton Park let
The cleaners work from our 57-point checklist, top of the room to the floor, and the house should be empty when they arrive. They are vetted (each one interviewed in person), insured and trained on that list.
- Kitchen: inside and outside every cupboard and drawer, worktops, splashback and tiles, the hob, the extractor hood and its filter, sink and taps, the fridge and freezer (defrosted the night before), the washing machine drawer and door seal, and the floor under anything that slides out.
- Bathrooms: limescale off the taps, shower head, screen and tiles; grout scrubbed; toilet, bath, basin, mirrors, cabinet and the extractor fan cover.
- Every room: skirting, picture rails, doors and frames, switches and sockets, radiators front and back, inside wardrobes, window glass inside, frames and sills, then the floors vacuumed and washed.
Limescale matters because the water is hard. Merton is split between two suppliers, Thames Water and, on the Morden side, SES Water, and both draw on chalk and limestone sources. A shower screen left for a year goes cloudy, and a clerk writes that down as dirt. Descaling is part of the fixed price.
If the agent or the clerk raises anything about the clean within 48 hours, we send the cleaners back to put it right at no charge. Since 2014 we have helped tenants win back £1.2m in deposits; more than 300 letting agents use us, and we are rated 4.7 on Google.
Prices by bedroom count
| Home | Price |
|---|---|
| Studio flat | £156 |
| One-bedroom flat | £207 |
| Two-bedroom flat or cottage | £243 |
| Three-bedroom house | £339 |
| Four-bedroom house | £425 |
| Five bedrooms or more | Quoted from the room count |
| Part job or unusual layout | £30 per cleaner per hour |
The estate was planned with large detached villas as well as small terraced cottages, and the biggest houses go beyond four bedrooms. We price those from the room list you give us, so tell us about every room, including the loft and any room over the garage. The Church Lane cottages are priced by bedrooms like any other house.
For your exact figure, use the price calculator at the top of this page, or call 0333 555 2076 (8am to 7pm, every day).
Adding the oven or carpets
The oven is not part of the fixed price. With the end of tenancy clean it costs £31 for a single or a single wide oven, and £62 for a double or a 90cm range cooker; check the width of yours before you book. Our oven cleaning page covers the oven on its own.
Carpets booked alongside the clean are £29 a bedroom, £36 a living room, £47 a through lounge, £35 a flight of stairs, £20 a hallway and £8 a landing. Look in your tenancy agreement for a carpet clause first. A two-storey house with a half landing is usually two flights and a landing. The carpet cleaning page explains how the machines work.
Staying put and just want the house cleaned properly? A deep clean is £26 per cleaner per hour, two cleaners for at least three hours, from £186.
Booking: the tram stop and the MP parking zones
Merton Park tram stop opened on 30 May 2000 on part of the site of the old Merton Park railway station, which lost its trains in 1997. Trams run from it to Wimbledon and to Croydon, and the Thameslink loop has stations at Wimbledon Chase and South Merton on the western side. The Northern line ends at Morden, a short walk south.
Parking is the part to plan. Merton runs four controlled zones in Merton Park. MP1 is pay and display, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, and MP2 is pay and display, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.30pm.
MP3 is permit holders only, Monday to Saturday, and MP4 is permit holders only every day, both from 8.30am to 6.30pm. If you hold visitor permits, keep one back for the cleaning day; if we have to pay to park, the cost goes on your quote at what we pay.
To book, send us the postcode, the bedroom count, the check-out time and any oven or carpets. Leave the electricity and hot water on. The full list of places we cover nearby is on the end of tenancy cleaning Merton page.
Merton Park end of tenancy questions
My tenancy became periodic in May 2026. When should I book the clean?
As soon as you give your two months’ notice. Your last day is then fixed to the end of a rent period, and booking early gets you the day before the check-out instead of whatever is left.
Does my landlord in Merton Park need a licence for my flat?
Only if five or more people from different households share it, which needs a mandatory HMO licence. Merton’s selective and additional schemes stop at other wards, so a flat let to a couple or a family here needs no licence.
Can you clean leaded and small-pane windows without damage?
Yes. The cleaners use soft cloths and a mild solution on leaded lights and old glass, wipe each glazing bar by hand and never use a blade on them.
We are leaving a six-bedroom house on Mostyn Road. How is that priced?
From the room count. Send us the list of bedrooms, bathrooms, reception rooms and any loft or garden room, and we will give you a fixed figure before you book.
Do I need to be there while you clean?
No. Most tenants let the cleaners in, leave, and come back at the end to walk round before handing over the keys.