SM5 2FE Sutton
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Hackbridge. Region: London.
Streets
- Philips Close, London: 40 addresses
- Eindhoven Close, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Philips Close, Hackbridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mullards Close, Hackbridge: 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 C (53% of about 720 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
- 1-72 Corbet Close, Hackbridge. SM6 7AP, permissioned (240 m)
- Durand Close Regeneration Scheme, Durand Close, Carshalton. SM5 2FH, permissioned (350 m)
- 1-16 Nightingale Close, Carshalton. SM5 2DD, permissioned (410 m)
- 1-16 Nightingale Close, Carshalton. SM5 2DD, permissioned (410 m)
- Former Felnex Trading Estate, 190 London Road, Hackbridge. SM6 7EL, permissioned (460 m)
- Land Adjoining Hackbridge Station: up to 172 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land Adjoining Hackbridge Station: up to 174 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Hackbridge Station: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 29 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 29 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 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 | Hackbridge 911,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Carshalton 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Mitcham Junction 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mitcham Junction Tram Stop | 1.4 km |
| Beddington Lane Tram Stop | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Reynold's Close Hackbridge | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 9.6 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hackbridge Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Anna Pharmacy Hackbridge | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sutton Dental Care | 530 m |
| Hospital | St Helier Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Mitcham Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mill Green 4.9 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,750 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Dale Park Avenue Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Culvers Avenue Allotments 3,790 m² | 70 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote, Beddington Park, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote, Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Roman villa E of Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 750 m north-west |
| Wilderness Island | Wood | 770 m south |
| Selby Green | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| River Wandle (Carshalton Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Elm Grove | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Pollards Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
2 of the postcode's 43 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Philips Close.