Belmont & South Cheam

Sutton · London · population 8,631 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #80 of 6,856 in England
  • #9 of 1,002 in London
  • #1 of 24 in Sutton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,720
Median age (est.)44
Density2,614per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above52%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 2%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 21%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 26%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 64%Asian 26%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 27% · Hindu 11%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Belmont & South Cheam is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #80 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 24 in Sutton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (97) and lowest on Living environment (71). Typical homes here sold for about £623,265 over the past year, down 7% across five years (from 94 sales), 37% above the wider Sutton median of £455,000. Typical household take-home income is around £63,860 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 97 · #231
Employment 96 · #259
Education 97 · #183
Health 94 · #403
Crime 93 · #471
Housing & access 82 · #1,253
Living environment 71 · #1,972

House prices ?

£623,265median (12m) · -11.6% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£623,26594-11.6%-7.2%
Detached£1,285,00040-1.2%+34.6%
Semi-detached£740,0008+5.7%+19.4%
Terraced£542,00021+3.7%+30.3%
Flat£312,00025+8.9%+11.6%
This area£623,265
Sutton£455,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£63,860±£9,213 · #83 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£53,997
Price-to-income ?9.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 293 offences
Sutton63
London102
England83

Rank #725 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft26
Burglary27
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons13
Drugs7
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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