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Merton
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any SM, CR and KT postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Merton
- 0planning applications this week
- 169.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 174.9p
- 12hygiene scores this month
- 1,853local businesses listed
- 68food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: West Barnes Lane (Network Rail)
15 Oct. Railway work in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
West Barnes Lane, New Malden
Merton in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,822crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£485kmiddle price, 128 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
5applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
39hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
22roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
169.9pcheapest unleadedat New Malden Extra · most around 174.9p · dearest 178.9p · 21 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Street reports
420street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
29schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
Charities
207charities based in MertonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
Pick your area
6 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory1,853 shops, trades and services across Merton, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
A short, free email of what changed near you that week and what’s coming up: planning, new places, school and GP ratings, roadworks, house prices and more. One tap to stop it.
Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any SM, CR and KT postcode in Merton, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Merton too.