SM2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Belmont, Cheam and Sutton, in Sutton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SM2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SM2, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SM2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SM2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SM2 at a rate of 55.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.1 per 1,000 people across SM.
In August 2026 alone, 144 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SM2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (610), anti-social behaviour (410) and other crime (256).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SM2 was 50.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SM2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SM2 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SM2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom and Ewell 010F | 1,972 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Sutton 016C | 1,667 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.9% |
| Sutton 018A | 1,774 | 144.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.2% |
| Sutton 018B | 1,904 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.0% |
| Sutton 018C | 2,018 | 161.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.7% |
| Sutton 018D | 1,605 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% |
| Sutton 021A | 1,344 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.4% |
| Sutton 021B | 1,561 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.3% |
| Sutton 021C | 1,986 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.1% |
| Sutton 021D | 1,966 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.1% |
| Sutton 021E | 1,928 | 57.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.1% |
| Sutton 022A | 1,282 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| Sutton 022B | 1,507 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| Sutton 022E | 1,485 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| Sutton 025A | 1,716 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.6% |
| Sutton 025B | 1,865 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.1% |
| Sutton 025C | 1,562 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| Sutton 025E | 1,798 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |
MPs for SM2
- Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratMP for Sutton and Cheam94% of SM2’s postcodes
- Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for Epsom and Ewell5.9% of SM2’s postcodes
- Rebecca PaulConservativeMP for Reigate0.5% of SM2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SM24
Postcode sectors in SM23
Council1
Towns in SM22
Postcode districts next to SM25
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SM postcode area2
SM2 in brief
SM2 is a postcode district covering Belmont, Cheam and Sutton, in Sutton.
About 30,638 people lived in SM2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £380,000 in 2025 across 405 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SM2 was £380,000 in 2025.
SM2 had 29,946 usual residents at the census.
In SM2, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SM2, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.