SM6 7EA Sutton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wallington North. Region: London.
Streets
- London Road, London: 59 addresses
- Elmwood Close, Wallington: 1 address
- Park Road, Wallington: 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 D (55% of about 710 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)
- Hackbridge Station: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Hackbridge Station: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former Felnex Trading Estate, 190 London Road, Hackbridge. SM6 7EL, permissioned (360 m)
- Land Adjoining Hackbridge Station: up to 172 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Adjoining Hackbridge Station: up to 174 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-16 Nightingale Close, Carshalton. SM5 2DD, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 1-16 Nightingale Close, Carshalton. SM5 2DD, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 1-72 Corbet Close, Hackbridge. SM6 7AP, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 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 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 10 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 300 m |
| Carshalton 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Wallington 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beddington Lane Tram Stop | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Mitcham Junction Tram Stop | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Road (SM6) Hackbridge | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.4 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hackbridge Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Anna Pharmacy Hackbridge | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sutton Dental Care | 290 m |
| Hospital | St Helier Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Mitcham Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beddington Park 59 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wandle Road Allotments 5,390 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 63 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pigeon House to North West of Beddington Place, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) east. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pigeon House to North West of Beddington Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Dovecote, Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Roman villa E of Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Carshalton House (St Philomena's School) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Island | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Elm Grove | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| River Wandle (Carshalton Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Selby Green | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 61 | 61 |
60 of the postcode's 61 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 London Road.