SM3 postcode area · Sutton

The SM3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epsom and Ewell, Merton, Sutton. Area Scores range from 45 to 97 across them. Every full SM3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SM3 district contains both ends of the scale: Ewell East at 98 out of 100 (#149 of 6,856 in England) against Sutton Central at 46, a 52-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £313,750 in Sutton Central to £625,000 in Cheam High Street — a 2.0× gap within the SM3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Epsom and Ewell, Merton and Sutton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,244a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime60per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SM3 district

£550,000median home sold over the past year · +15.8% over 5 years · +1.9% over the year · 258 sales

Detached£765,000

Semi-detached£610,000

Terraced£552,500

Flat£308,500

Sutton£455,000

London£525,512

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Ewell EastEpsom and Ewell	149	98	£612,500
Cheam High StreetSutton	444	94	£625,000
North Cheam WestSutton	505	93	£551,000
North Cheam EastSutton	581	92	£535,000
Lower MordenMerton	889	87	£538,000
StonecotSutton	1,054	85	£555,000
Wallington NorthSutton	2,596	62	£442,500
Sutton CentralSutton	3,713	46	£313,750

People living in SM3 Census 2021

Residents73,398

Median age (est.)40

Density4,127per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above40%

No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 9%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	24%
Managers & directors	15%
Associate professional	14%
Administrative	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Caring & leisure	8%
Sales & customer service	7%
Elementary	7%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

White 72%Asian 16%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 31% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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.

Towns & places in SM3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SM3 district.

North Cheam Sutton Wallington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SM3.

SM1 SM2 SM4 KT4 SM5 KT17 SM6 KT19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.