# SM5 1AW: area report for a postcode in Sutton

SM5 1AW is a postcode in Sutton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sutton. Open the map at SM5 1AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) › [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5) › [SM5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Sutton 002E: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **St Helier (London), 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **No property in SM5 1AW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sutton 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **£452,654 average price**: For the whole of Sutton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SM5 1AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SM5 1AW**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Malmesbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malmesbury-primary-school-e132169) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tweeddale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tweeddale-primary-school-e143411) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e102669) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canterbury-campus-and-lavender-campus-e133754) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Green Wrythe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-wrythe-primary-school-e141876) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Morden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-morden-e138495) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Abbey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-primary-school-e146160) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenshaw High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenshaw-high-school-e136800) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £407,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (540 m); CIRCLE GP SURGERY (690 m); FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY (700 m)
- Pharmacies: ROSEHILL PHARMACY (310 m); SUTTON & MERTON OOH CO-OP LTD (310 m); MPS PHARMACY (380 m); PEARL CHEMIST (FACCINI HOUSE) (700 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: ROSEHILL DENTAL SURGERY (310 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); CONFIDENTAL CLINIC MORDEN (650 m); THE HEALTH CENTRE (690 m); LILYWHITE DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Rosehill London (300 m, Lidl); M&S St Helier Hospital (580 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op FR Carshalton (780 m, The Southern Co-operative); Budgens Carshalton (800 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £452,654** (July 2026). Sutton’s average house price was £452,654 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,393** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sutton earned a median of £44,393 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 58th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Sutton costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Sutton has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 74th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sutton 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.7** (2025). Sutton 002E has a deprivation score of 33.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,652nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,888** (2021). Sutton 002E had 1,888 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,476th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.9%** (January 2026). In Sutton 002E, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.7%** (August 2026). In Sutton 002E, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SM5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SM5 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,421** (2021). SM5 had 41,421 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 408th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in SM5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In SM5, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)
- Centre: 51.3852, -0.1856

Council: [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Carshalton and Wallington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carshalton-and-wallington): Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1856,51.3852,SM51AW

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