SM1 2PS Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton North. Region: London.
Streets
- Stayton Road, Sutton: 77 addresses
- Anton Crescent, Sutton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stayton Road, Benhilton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stayton Road, Benhilton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stayton Road, Benhilton: 1 address
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 C (48% 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
- Sutton Bus Garage: up to 117 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Sutton Bus Garage: up to 124 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Southfields Court. 180 Sutton Common Road, Sutton. SM1 3JH, permissioned (580 m)
- Southfields Court. 180 Sutton Common Road, Sutton. SM1 3JH, permissioned (580 m)
- Morrisons Local and Car Park: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Morrisons Local and Car Park: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Helena House, permissioned (620 m)
- Helena House, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 22 addresses are in areas at high risk, 34 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 65 homes the Environment Agency counts, 21 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 35 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 81 addresses are between 27 m and 33 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sutton Common 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m |
| West Sutton 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m | |
| Sutton (London) 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Dibdin Road Benhilton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | Asda Sutton Car Park | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 34 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Benhill & Belmont GP Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest J H Patel & Partners | 730 m |
| Hospital | St Helier Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 6,870 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Gander Green Lane Allotments 3.5 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m east |
| Milestone in Sutton High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Nonsuch Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenshaw Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| North Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| The Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Cannon Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 68 |
20 of the postcode's 81 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 13 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stayton Road.