SM3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering North Cheam, Morden Park and Lower Morden, 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 SM3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SM3, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SM3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SM3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SM3 at a rate of 61.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.1 per 1,000 people across SM.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SM3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (400), anti-social behaviour (288) and other crime (216).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SM3 was 62.0 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 SM3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SM3 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SM3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton 003A | 1,764 | 133.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.8% |
| Sutton 003B | 1,888 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| Sutton 003C | 1,610 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Sutton 003D | 1,453 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Sutton 003E | 1,564 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| Sutton 009A | 1,838 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.2% |
| Sutton 009B | 1,810 | 141.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.8% |
| Sutton 009C | 1,441 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.3% |
| Sutton 009D | 1,486 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| Sutton 009E | 1,564 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| Sutton 016A | 2,039 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.8% |
| Sutton 016B | 1,688 | 88.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| Sutton 016D | 1,514 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
MPs for SM3
- Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratMP for Sutton and Cheam98% of SM3’s postcodes
- Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMP for Mitcham and Morden1.1% of SM3’s postcodes
- Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for Epsom and Ewell0.8% of SM3’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 SM33
Postcode sectors in SM32
Council1
Towns in SM31
Postcode districts next to SM35
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SM postcode area2
SM3 in brief
SM3 is a postcode district covering North Cheam, Morden Park and Lower Morden, in Sutton.
About 22,137 people lived in SM3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £550,000 in 2025 across 281 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SM3 was £550,000 in 2025.
SM3 had 21,754 usual residents at the census.
In SM3, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SM3, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.