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Sutton

Sutton is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 191,000. It has around 6 GP surgeries, 14 pharmacies, 9 supermarkets, and around 135 restaurants and cafés, along with 64 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Carshalton Beeches, 0.8 km away. There were around 478 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Sutton is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 209,636 residents at roughly 4,781 people per km².

60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 81st of 294 English council areas — better than 72% of them.

Low crime71
Home affordability15
Affordable rents18
Good schools87
Life expectancy73
Low deprivation76
Employment41
Low council tax65

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:29

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 8.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 6.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

503 reported · August 2026▲ 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences144
  • Anti-social behaviour108
  • Shoplifting86
  • Public order40

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Carshalton Central · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Reduce all types of vehicle crime including theft of and theft from.
  • Reduce burglaries across the Carshalton Central ward

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

306 reported road collisions (2025)

72 killed or seriously injured · 361 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 432 rated 4–5 ★ (370 top)
  • 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Carshalton Beeches (0.8 km)
  • 64 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carshalton Beeches (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£458,954 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Sutton · to 2026-08

Detached£1,051,034
Semi-detached£666,845
Terraced£471,379
Flat£287,646

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,556 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,239
  • 2 bed £1,554
  • 3 bed £1,899

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

11.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,067 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (4.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (7.3 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: side of 39 Carshalton Grove (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools11
  • Sports pitches57
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

209,636 residents in Sutton · 4,781/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,696
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,275
  • Net moves−579

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 224 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,379 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (33% of 86,290)

A £1,586
B £1,850
C £2,114
D £2,379
E £2,907
F £3,436
G £3,964
H £4,757

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

74 schools · 41,512 pupils

42 primary · 14 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

63 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Harris Academy SuttonOutstanding
  • Wilson's SchoolOutstanding
  • Carshalton Boys Sports CollegeGood
  • Glenthorne High SchoolGood
  • Oaks Park High SchoolGood
  • St Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsGood
  • Sutton Grammar SchoolGood
  • Carshalton High School for Girls
  • Cheam High School
  • Greenshaw High School
  • Overton Grange School
  • The John Fisher School
  • Wallington County Grammar School
  • Wallington High School for Girls

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sutton

Care & health services

230 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes68
  • GP practices30
  • Dentists60
  • Homecare agencies54
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Sutton

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 115 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

226 applications decided

88.1% granted · 199 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat

Carshalton and Wallington

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 1
  • LD 51
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools25
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies14
  • Supermarkets12
  • Parks & greens37
  • Restaurants & cafés136

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,400 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

491 jobs advertised · £43,086 avg

e.g. Sales Designer, Teacher of Design & Technology, Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£852 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,335 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 95,682 certificates

8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%

235 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 68.7 women · 68.3 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in SM1

  • Old Court House Surgery
  • Benhill & Belmont Gp Centre
  • Sutton Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Carshalton and Wallington:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Carshalton House · 0.7 km

    Carshalton House is a former country house in Carshalton now part of London. The house is Grade II* listed. It currently houses the St Philomena's School.

  • St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls · 0.7 km

    St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a school for girls in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton.

  • Carshalton Beeches railway station · 0.8 km

    Carshalton Beeches railway station is in south Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton in south London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southern, and is in London fare zone 5. It is between W…

  • Manor Park, Sutton · 0.8 km

    Manor Park is a public park in the town of Sutton in Greater London. It was created in 1914 on a site in the town centre, opposite the police station. Its grounds include the Sutton War Memorial, which was added in 19…

  • Sutton railway station (London) · 0.9 km

    Sutton railway station (sometimes referred to as Sutton (Surrey) on tickets and timetables) is in the London Borough of Sutton in South London and is the main station serving the town of Sutton. It is served by Southe…

  • Sutton Grammar School · 0.9 km

    Sutton Grammar School is an 11–18 boys selective state grammar school located in South London. The school's main site is in Sutton and its playing fields are in neighbouring Cheam, Surrey. In 2022, a total of 1,034 st…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)