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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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 209,636 residents at roughly 4,781 people per km².

60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 86th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% of them.

Low crime72
Home affordability15
Affordable rents18
Good schools88
Life expectancy74
Low deprivation72
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

15°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 10% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:26

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom

Crime

514 reported · July 2026 1% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences155
  • Anti-social behaviour143
  • Shoplifting61
  • Public order42

39 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

362 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 444 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 423 rated 4–5 ★ (363 top)
  • 14 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir

Source: Environment Agency

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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Live buses at Carshalton Road / Ringstead Road:

  • 407Sutton, Town Centre · 12 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£446,775 average 0.4% YoY

Across Sutton · to 2026-06

Detached£1,022,308
Semi-detached£648,308
Terraced£456,712
Flat£281,416

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,553 average monthly rent 2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,236
  • 2 bed £1,551
  • 3 bed £1,895

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

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

45 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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 227 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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 · 41,771 pupils

42 primary · 14 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 28 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

64inspected 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

232 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes69
  • 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

212 applications decided

91% granted · 193 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat

Carshalton and Wallington

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

9,225 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

959 jobs advertised · £42,899 avg

e.g. Assistant Cook, Butchery Department - Honest Kitchen Assistant - Sutton, School Head Chef - Sutton

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

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 21% · Nuclear 9% · Wind 8%

233 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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • The Messenger (David Wynne sculpture) · 0.9 km

    The Messenger is a statue by the English sculptor David Wynne, OBE of a horse and rider. It was installed in the town centre of Sutton in Greater London, England in 1981.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)