SM6 postcode area · Sutton

The SM6 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sutton. Area Scores range from 17 to 86 across them. Every full SM6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SM6 district contains both ends of the scale: Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse at 86 out of 100 (#958 of 6,856 in England) against Roundshaw at 17, a 69-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £333,750 in Hackbridge to £597,500 in Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse — a 1.8× gap within the SM6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,726a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied67%

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 SM6 district

£418,000median home sold over the past year · +13.0% over 5 years · +0.1% over the year · 365 sales
Detached£850,000
Semi-detached£622,500
Terraced£452,500
Flat£285,000
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
Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & ClockhouseSutton 95886 £597,500
Carshalton VillageSutton 1,59577 £520,000
BeddingtonSutton 1,82273 £495,000
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
RoundshawSutton 5,66017 £367,000

People living in SM6 Census 2021

Residents69,220
Median age (est.)39
Density3,436per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above39%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 16%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 68%Asian 16%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 33% · Hindu 7%

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 SM6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SM6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SM6.

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.