North Cheam East

Sutton · London · population 8,180 · 5 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #581 of 6,856 in England
  • #62 of 1,002 in London
  • #5 of 24 in Sutton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,139
Median age (est.)40
Density7,082per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above33%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 2%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 40%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 21%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 40%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 19%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 71%Asian 19%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 31% · Hindu 10%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

North Cheam East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #581 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 24 in Sutton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (94) and lowest on Living environment (42). Typical homes here sold for about £535,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 113 sales), 18% above the wider Sutton median of £455,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,063 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 43 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 86 · #978
Employment 92 · #581
Education 82 · #1,239
Health 94 · #423
Crime 77 · #1,588
Housing & access 69 · #2,123
Living environment 42 · #3,974

House prices ?

£535,000median (12m) · -6.7% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£535,000113-6.7%+17.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£625,00023-9.4%+12.3%
Terraced£550,00061-8.3%+19.6%
Flat£295,00027-1.7%+2.6%
This area£535,000
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)£54,063±£7,757 · #551 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£48,482
Price-to-income ?9.9×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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 351 offences
Sutton63
London102
England83

Rank #1,500 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences113
Theft98
Burglary23
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons37
Drugs11
Robbery13
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 134 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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