SM2 7BJ Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cheam. Region: London.
Streets
- Peaches Close, London: 16 addresses
- Anne Boleyn's Walk, London: 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 G (29% of about 750 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
- Land at Cheam Station, OCEANTECH House, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Cheam Station, OCEANTECH House, permissioned (170 m)
- 40 The Broadway, Cheam. SM3 8BD, permissioned (500 m)
- 40 The Broadway, Cheam. SM3 8BD, permissioned (500 m)
- HSS Hire Site and vacant land: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- HSS Hire Site and vacant land: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- 18 Avenue Road, Belmont, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 17 addresses are between 56 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cheam 933,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| West Sutton 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Belmont 200,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Cheam Station | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kingsway Road Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheam Family Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mulgrave Road Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest K & D Patel LTD | 140 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cheam Park 23 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nonsuch Park 128 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cheam Court Allotments B 840 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 153 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whitehall, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m north. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| Remains of Old Church of St Dunstan, Now Known As the Lumley Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Church of St Dunstan | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north |
| Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-east |
| Nonsuch Park House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m north-west |
| Nonsuch Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Nonsuch Palace, its formal gardens and associated remains, and Cuddington medieval settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Milestone in Brighton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wood | Wood | 870 m north-west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Howell Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| London Road Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 11 |
6 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Peaches Close.