 Metcalfe died a bachelor in Brighton, Sussex on 26 August 1818, aged 85. and was buried a week later on 3 September 1818 in the north aisle of the parish church of St Nicholas.At the time of his death, his estate was valued at £400,000.Metcalfe heir was his great-nephew Henry Metcalfe (1790–1849), son of Christopher Barton Metcalfe and Sophia Andrews.