SM3 8EE Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Worcester Park South. Region: London.
Streets
- Newbolt Avenue, London: 37 addresses
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 (42% of about 550 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
- Victoria House: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Victoria House: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- HSS Hire Site and vacant land: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- HSS Hire Site and vacant land: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- 40 The Broadway, Cheam. SM3 8BD, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 40 The Broadway, Cheam. SM3 8BD, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 37 addresses are between 40 m and 50 m above sea level (45 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 | 1.4 km |
| West Sutton 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Stoneleigh 807,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Malden Road / Priory Road North Cheam | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's North Cheam Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheam GP Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Dental Spa | 570 m |
| Hospital | St Anthony's Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cheam Park 23 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nonsuch Park 128 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Priory Crescent Allotment 670 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 151 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nonsuch Park House, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nonsuch Park House | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south |
| Church of St Dunstan | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-east |
| Remains of Old Church of St Dunstan, Now Known As the Lumley Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-east |
| Whitehall | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-east |
| Nonsuch Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Nonsuch Palace, its formal gardens and associated remains, and Cuddington medieval settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Plantation | Wood | 300 m south |
| The Wood | Wood | 580 m south |
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 760 m south-west |
| London Road Plantation | Wood | 820 m south-west |
| Howell Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-east |
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) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 37 |
7 of the postcode's 37 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Newbolt Avenue.