Cheam High Street

Sutton · London · population 8,167 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #444 of 6,856 in England
  • #45 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 24 in Sutton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,206
Median age (est.)44
Density4,408per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 4%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 15%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 76%Asian 15%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 31% · Hindu 6%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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

Cheam High Street is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 24 in Sutton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (93) and lowest on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £625,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 100 sales), 37% above the wider Sutton median of £455,000. Typical household take-home income is around £60,389 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 90 · #670
Employment 88 · #848
Education 92 · #553
Health 93 · #498
Crime 88 · #814
Housing & access 82 · #1,259
Living environment 41 · #4,049

House prices ?

£625,000median (12m) · +11.6% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£625,000100+11.6%+7.7%
Detached£1,046,25012-7.8%+30.8%
Semi-detached£765,50038+2.1%+19.8%
Terraced£595,00018+7.6%+29.3%
Flat£317,50032-12.5%+4.1%
This area£625,000
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)£60,389±£8,741 · #171 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,803
Price-to-income ?10.3×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 363 offences
Sutton63
London102
England83

Rank #1,625 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences143
Theft48
Burglary43
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons28
Drugs21
Robbery6
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 90 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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