CR5 2PS Sutton
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Carshalton South & Clockhouse. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Sutton in 2026-27: Band D £2,379 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,586 | £1,850 | £2,114 | £2,379 | £2,907 | £3,436 | £3,964 | £4,757 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (29% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Coulsdon Community Centre: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Land North East Of Barrie Close (Coulsdon Community Centre) Chipstead Valley Road: up to 33 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Land North East Of Barrie Close (Coulsdon Community Centre) Chipstead Valley Road CR5 3BE: up to 33 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 138 m and 141 m above sea level (140 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 43%, gigabit 43% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodmansterne 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Coulsdon Town 98,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Coulsdon South 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest The Mount (CR5) Clock House | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 13.9 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bramley Avenue Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Valley Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Idh LTD | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 60 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fryston Avenue Allotments 3,150 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Promenade de Verdun Memorial Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Big Wood | Wood | 590 m north-west |
| Prospect Plantation | Wood | 660 m south-west |
| Twiners Shaw | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Rose Hill | Hill | 2.9 km west |
| Chipstead Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km south-west |
| Elmore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 36 |
2 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.