SM5 1QB Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Helier West. Region: London.
Streets
- Twyford Road, London: 43 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 (74% of about 850 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)
- Depot, Waltham Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Depot, Waltham Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 2 Byland Close, Carshalton, SM4 6GB, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Assembly Walk, off Green Wrythe Lane, Middleton Circle: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Assembly Walk, off Green Wrythe Lane, Middleton Circle: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear of Rosehill Shops: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear of Rosehill Shops: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Co-op: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 43 addresses are between 49 m and 50 m above sea level (49 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 | Sutton Common 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| St Helier (London) 157,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Carshalton 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mitcham Tram Stop | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Mitcham Junction Tram Stop | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waltham Road St Helier | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St. Helier Hospital & Queen Mary's Hospital for Children Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.3 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.7 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Circle GP Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rosehill Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Health Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Helier Hospital | 340 m |
| Police station | Wimbledon Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Wandle Service Station Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rosehill Park East 13 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Benhill Allotments 2.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carshalton House (St Philomena's School), a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Morden Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenshaw Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Selby Green | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Paper Mill Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Cannon Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sutton: see them on the Sutton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 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) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 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 Twyford Road.