# SM6 8LW: area report for a postcode in Sutton

SM6 8LW 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 SM6 8LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) › [SM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm6) › [SM6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Sutton 019B: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **Waddon, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **No property in SM6 8LW 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=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sutton 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **£452,654 average price**: For the whole of Sutton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SM6 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SM6 8LW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [High View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-view-primary-school-e102971) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wilson's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilsons-school-e136621) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 86.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Carew Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carew-academy-e143672) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [St Elphege's RC Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elpheges-rc-junior-school-e151351) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2021 | – |
| [St Elphege's RC Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elpheges-rc-infants-school-e151352) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [The Link School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-link-school-e144851) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Bandon Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bandon-hill-primary-school-e148776) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foresters Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foresters-primary-school-e152572) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £590,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £272,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £307,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £496,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2023 | £722,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GLORY CHEMIST (530 m); LAFFORD CHEMIST (630 m); RXLIVE LIMITED (720 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (830 m); WADDON CLINIC (950 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Waddon London (720 m, Morrisons); Budgens Waddon London (800 m, Budgens); Co-op Wallington (1 km, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Sutton 019B has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £463,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sutton 019B was £463,500 in 2025. Joint 5,898th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,015** (2021). Sutton 019B had 2,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,055th 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In Sutton 019B, 85.2% 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.

## SM6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SM6 was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 544th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,150** (2021). SM6 had 40,150 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 450th 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in SM6 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In SM6, 86.7% 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: 51.3618, -0.1295

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=-0.1295,51.3618,SM68LW

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