SM1 2SU Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sutton West & East Cheam. 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 C (43% of about 770 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
- Secombe Theatre: up to 320 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Secombe Theatre: up to 320 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Gibson Road Car Park: up to 238 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Gibson Road Car Park: up to 238 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Robin Hood Lane Sites: up to 199 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Robin Hood Lane Sites: up to 126 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Sutton West Centre, Robin Hood Lane: up to 180 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Vulcan House, permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 32 at medium risk and 0 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 106 addresses are between 47 m and 60 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Sutton 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Sutton (London) 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Cheam 933,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Western Road Sutton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Sherwood Park Road, SM1 | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Road Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sherwood Park Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Sutton Surrey NatWest | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Perrett's Field 6.8 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sutton Cricket Ground 2.7 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Perretts Field Allotments 9,450 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam, a scheduled monument, 410 m south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam | Scheduled monument | 410 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| Sutton Baptist Church including the church hall and Sutton Baptist Church Sunday School | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m east |
| Milestone in Sutton High Street | Scheduled monument | 760 m north-east |
| Remains of Old Church of St Dunstan, Now Known As the Lumley Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Milestone in Brighton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Nonsuch Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Greenshaw Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Howell Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-west |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 44 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 93 |
105 of the postcode's 106 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.