# Belmont & South Cheam

South west Sutton. 8,666 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.

Belmont & South Cheam, Sutton: 8,666 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 39.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £675,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02006836. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £675,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Belmont & South Cheam was £675,000 in 2025. Joint 300th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/belmont-and-south-cheam#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,722** (2021). Belmont & South Cheam had 8,722 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,435th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/belmont-and-south-cheam#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Belmont & South Cheam 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. https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/belmont-and-south-cheam#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Belmont & South Cheam, 92.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/belmont-and-south-cheam#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006836) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Belmont & South Cheam live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006836) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 108 homes were sold in Belmont & South Cheam in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006836) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Belmont & South Cheam.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006836) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Belmont & South Cheam had 8,722 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Belmont & South Cheam

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Belmont & South Cheam at a rate of 39.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across Sutton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 150 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Other crime | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Belmont & South Cheam compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Belmont & South Cheam | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £675,000 | 2nd most expensive | 24 middle areas, Sutton · 2025 |
| Population | 8,722 | 11th most populated | 24 middle areas, Sutton · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 middle areas, Sutton · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.3% | 12th lowest | 24 middle areas, Sutton · Jan 2026 |

## Is Belmont & South Cheam safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Belmont & South Cheam at a rate of 39.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across Sutton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Belmont & South Cheam.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (150), anti-social behaviour (60) and other crime (41).
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.

## Figures for the whole of Sutton

These figures are published for the whole of Sutton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sutton and not Belmont & South Cheam alone. [See Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)

- **Average house price: £458,954** (August 2026). Sutton’s average house price was £458,954 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 10.3×** (2025). A home in Sutton costs 10.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 44th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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.

## Belmont & South Cheam in brief

The median price paid for a home in Belmont & South Cheam was £675,000 in 2025.
Belmont & South Cheam had 8,722 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Belmont & South Cheam live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Belmont & South Cheam, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006836
- Ward: [Belmont †](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/ward/belmont)
- Constituency: [Sutton and Cheam †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-and-cheam)
- Council: [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,666*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Cheam High Street](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/cheam-high-street), [Ewell East](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell/ewell-east), [Nork](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/nork), [Sutton South & Shanklin](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/sutton-south-and-shanklin), [Sutton South West](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/sutton-south-west), [Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/banstead)

## Latest updates for Belmont & South Cheam

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006836

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