SM5 1EA Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Helier East. Region: London.
Streets
- Peterborough Road, London: 3 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 C (81% of about 780 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Imperial Fields Tooting & Mitcham Football Club Bishopsford Road, Morden SM4 6BF: up to 77 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Assembly Walk, off Green Wrythe Lane, Middleton Circle: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Assembly Walk, off Green Wrythe Lane, Middleton Circle: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Redevelopment of Wandle Trading Estate, Technology Park and Riverside fronting Goat Road and Budge Lane and 37 - 39 Wood Street, Mitcham Junction. CR4 4HW, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Redevelopment of Wandle Trading Estate, Technology Park and Riverside fronting Goat Road and Budge Lane and 37 - 39 Wood Str, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Wandle House 10 Riverside Drive, Mitcham CR4 4BU: up to 25 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Mill Green Business Park MILL GREEN ROAD, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Mill Green Business Park MILL GREEN ROAD, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
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 addresses are about 32 m above sea level.
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 | Mitcham Junction 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hackbridge 911,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| St Helier (London) 157,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mitcham Tram Stop | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Mitcham Junction Tram Stop | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Belgrave Walk Tram Stop | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peterborough Road St Helier | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Heathrow Terminal 3 Parking | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.4 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Circle GP Surgery | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Anna Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Health Centre | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wilson Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Morden Police Office | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Wandle Service Station Cashzone | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.4 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Poulter Park 17 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Green Allotments 4,690 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Morden Hall Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morden Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Selby Green | Wood | 210 m south |
| Paper Mill Cut | Lake or reservoir | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Greenshaw Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wilderness Island | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Pollards Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Peterborough Road.