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SM5 postcode area · Sutton

The SM5 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reigate and Banstead, Sutton. Area Scores range from 23 to 98 across them. Every full SM5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SM5 district: Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road scores 99 out of 100 (#94 of 6,856 nationally) while Middleton Circle sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £333,750 in Hackbridge to £805,000 in Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road — a 2.4× gap within the SM5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Reigate and Banstead and Sutton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,134a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied68%

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 SM5 district

£450,000median home sold over the past year · +13.2% over 5 years · -1.6% over the year · 417 sales
Detached£897,500
Semi-detached£617,500
Terraced£450,000
Flat£299,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Carshalton Beeches & Banstead RoadSutton 9499 £805,000
BansteadReigate and Banstead 54692 £601,250
Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & ClockhouseSutton 95886 £597,500
Sutton EastSutton 1,47278 £485,000
Carshalton VillageSutton 1,59577 £520,000
Carshalton on the HillSutton 2,02770 £375,000
Wallington SouthSutton 2,03470 £522,000
HackbridgeSutton 2,39065 £333,750
Wallington NorthSutton 2,59662 £442,500
The WrytheSutton 3,69346 £450,000
St Helier SouthSutton 5,03626 £415,500
Middleton CircleSutton 5,22824 £412,500

People living in SM5 Census 2021

Residents102,121
Median age (est.)39
Density4,037per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above39%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 15%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 71%Asian 15%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 34% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 SM5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SM5 district.

Carshalton Sutton Wallington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SM5.

SM6 SM1 CR44 SM2 SM3 SM4 CR4 CR5

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.