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Figge's Marsh
Merton, London
PocketsLonesome (Brenley Park · Streatham Park Cemetery)Mitcham East (Eastfields Road · Lansdell Road)Mitcham West
Figge's Marsh sits in north-eastern Merton, on the border with Mitcham and Streatham, a ward centred on the London Road arterial and the triangular common that gives it its name. The character is late-Victorian and interwar residential along a busy arterial. Heritage for the size of the ward is unusual: three listings include the Grade I Eagle House (a 1705 house commissioned by Fernando Mendes, former physician to Charles II) and its Grade I forecourt walls, piers and gates, plus Grade II 109-111 London Road. Connectivity is good, with Tooting Broadway on the Northern line and Mitcham Eastfields on Thameslink both in easy reach, and thirteen Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach. The drawbacks are green space and safety. Inside the ward there is only a sliver of conservation area and under five hectares of green space anchored by Brenley Park, with larger common land pressed against rather than inside the boundary, and safety sits close to the London middle. Affordability is real.
- Strongest63Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong61Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 0.1% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Brenley Park (1.3 hectares)
- 103 open venues (31 food and drink, 72 other)
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Eagle House, Grade I listed, was built in 1705 for Fernando Mendes, a Marrano doctor who had been physician to Charles II; it remained in the Mendes family for three generations.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
59Better than 76% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability75
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)24
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Figge's Marsh: 37 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
50Better than 52% of London
- Personal safety38
- Property crime60
- Anti-social behaviour52
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
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Connectivity
50Better than 61% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
61Better than 71% of London
- Air quality45
- Quietness88
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
26Better than 58% of London
- Nightlife14
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene71
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
103 open venues nearby — 31 food & drink, 72 other.
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Education
60Better than 80% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools74
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School inspection history
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For Figge's Marsh: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
17Better than 35% of London
3 listed buildings · 0% under a conservation area
- Eagle HouseGrade I
- Forecourt Walls, Piers, Railings and Gates of Eagle HouseGrade I
- 109-111, London RoadGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
63Better than 51% of London
- Green spaces86
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Brenley Park (1 ha). ~4 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is Figge's Marsh safe?
- Figge's Marsh scores 50 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Figge's Marsh a good place to live?
- Figge's Marsh scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (63) and air & quiet (61); its weakest is area development (2). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Figge's Marsh?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Figge's Marsh 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 50 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Figge's Marsh expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Figge's Marsh is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 16/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Figge's Marsh?
- Figge's Marsh scores 60 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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