Is Sutton (Sutton) a good place to live?

Living in Sutton (Sutton), Sutton: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Sutton (Sutton) at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Sutton (Sutton) at a glance

Sutton (Sutton) is in Sutton, London, England. Flats sold for a median £290,000, compared with £456,750 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 91.8% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£456,750
1,744 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
80.6
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
91.8%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Sutton (Sutton), and who lives here?

Sutton (Sutton) is in Sutton, London, England.

Sutton (Sutton): regional locator mapApproximate location of Sutton (Sutton) in Sutton, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Sutton (Sutton)
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources
Location and geography
County / areaSutton
RegionLondon
Local authoritySutton
PopulationNo controlled Census result

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

The controlled population release does not cover every built-up area. We do not present an older population estimate as a new Census result.

How much do homes sell for in Sutton (Sutton)?

The median recorded sold price in Sutton (Sutton) is £456,750, based on 1,744 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Banstead’s median was £596,500 across 104 sales—£139,750 above Sutton (Sutton) in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£456,750
Recorded sales in the period
1,744
Median sold price by property type
Detached£885,000
Semi-detached£610,000
Terraced£485,000
Flat / maisonette£290,000
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Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change0.4%
Five-year change8.8%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
30 July 2026FlatSM5 2NQ£365,000
24 July 2026Semi-detachedSM6 9NY£735,000
24 July 2026Semi-detachedSM5 4LH£495,000
24 July 2026TerracedKT4 8LB£430,000
24 July 2026Semi-detachedSM1 3AT£545,000
22 July 2026Semi-detachedSM2 5JE£917,000
22 July 2026FlatCR4 4JW£233,000
21 July 2026Semi-detachedSM3 9LZ£450,000
20 July 2026DetachedSM7 1QR£1,000,000
20 July 2026FlatSM2 6AA£251,500

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Sutton (Sutton) safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Sutton (Sutton) as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 80.6 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period16,809
Incidents per 1,000 residents80.6
Population denominator208,585
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00026.1
Antisocial behaviour per 1,00015.6
Burglary per 1,0003.7
Vehicle crime per 1,0006.0
Robbery per 1,0001.4

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Sutton (Sutton)?

42 of 43 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (97.7%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2019 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Thomas Wall Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school · SM1 2SFNurseryAges 3–5Outstanding18 July 2023
Barrow Hedges Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM5 4LAPrimaryAges 3–11Outstanding18 July 2023
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM3 9DLPrimaryAges 3–11Outstanding29 November 2023
St Elphege's RC Infants' SchoolAcademy converter · SM6 9HYPrimaryAges 3–7Outstanding26 June 2024
Victor Seymour Infants' SchoolAcademy converter · SM5 2JEPrimaryAges 3–7Outstanding25 September 2019
Wallington County Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · SM6 7PHSecondaryAges 11–18Outstanding16 November 2022
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration ServicePupil referral unit · SM5 4NRAges 5–19Outstanding21 February 2024
The Link SchoolAcademy special converter · CR0 4PGAges 4–19Outstanding28 November 2019
Spencer Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school · CR4 4JPNurseryAges 3–5Good5 March 2024
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · SM1 3DAPrimaryAges 3–11Good16 July 2019
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM5 3DWPrimaryAges 3–11Good30 October 2019
Bandon Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM6 9QUPrimaryAges 3–11Good27 June 2024
Beddington Infants' SchoolFoundation school · SM6 7LFPrimaryAges 2–7Good18 July 2023
Cranmer Primary SchoolCommunity school · CR4 4XUPrimaryAges 3–11Good7 November 2023
Culvers House Primary SchoolFoundation school · CR4 4JHPrimaryAges 3–11Good16 May 2023
Devonshire Primary SchoolCommunity school · SM2 5JLPrimaryAges 3–11Good21 May 2019
Green Wrythe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led · SM5 1JPPrimaryAges 3–11Good25 April 2023
Hackbridge Primary SchoolCommunity school · SM6 7AXPrimaryAges 3–11Good21 February 2024
Harris Junior Academy CarshaltonAcademy sponsor led · SM5 2NSPrimaryAges 7–11Good16 July 2019
High View Primary SchoolFoundation school · SM6 8JTPrimaryAges 3–11Good10 June 2021
Holy Trinity CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school · SM6 8BZPrimaryAges 7–11Good28 June 2023
Robin Hood Infants' SchoolCommunity school · SM1 2SFPrimaryAges 5–7Good23 March 2022
Robin Hood Junior SchoolCommunity school · SM1 1RLPrimaryAges 7–11Good9 December 2022
Rushy Meadow Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led · SM5 2SGPrimaryAges 3–11Good11 December 2019
St Mary's RC Infants SchoolVoluntary aided school · SM5 2PTPrimaryAges 3–7Good26 September 2023
St Mary's RC Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school · SM5 2PBPrimaryAges 7–11Good4 February 2020
Stanley Park Infants SchoolAcademy converter · SM5 3JLPrimaryAges 3–7Good13 December 2022
Stanley Park Junior SchoolFoundation school · SM5 3JLPrimaryAges 7–11Good14 September 2023
Tweeddale Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM5 1SWPrimaryAges 3–11Good2 July 2024
Westbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM1 2NTPrimaryAges 3–11Good21 March 2023
Carshalton Boys Sports CollegeAcademy converter · SM5 1RWSecondaryAges 11–19Good18 October 2022
Carshalton High School for GirlsAcademy converter · SM5 2QXSecondaryAges 11–18Good25 January 2023
Greenshaw High SchoolAcademy converter · SM1 3DYSecondaryAges 11–18Good19 October 2023
Overton Grange SchoolAcademy converter · SM2 6TQSecondaryAges 11–18Good19 March 2019
St Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided school · SM5 3PSSecondaryAges 11–18Good24 February 2022
Sutton Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · SM1 4ASSecondaryAges 11–18Good22 June 2022
The John Fisher SchoolVoluntary aided school · CR8 3YPSecondaryAges 11–18Good21 June 2023
Wallington High School for GirlsAcademy converter · SM6 0PHSecondaryAges 11–18Good9 October 2019
Greenholm SchoolOther independent special school · SM2 5SJAges 11–20Good17 November 2022
Sherwood Foundation SchoolFoundation special school · SM6 7NPAges 2–19Good10 May 2024
The Limes CollegeAcademy alternative provision converter · SM1 2SDAges 5–16Good19 October 2023
Wandle Valley AcademyAcademy special converter · SM5 1LWAges 5–16Good16 November 2023
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity BaseFoundation school · SM5 2SEPrimaryAges 3–11Requires improvement13 June 2023
Foresters Primary SchoolAcademy converter · SM6 9DPPrimaryAges 3–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Manor Park Primary AcademyAcademy converter · SM1 4AWPrimaryAges 2–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
St Elphege's RC Junior SchoolAcademy converter · SM6 9HYPrimaryAges 7–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Collingwood SchoolOther independent school · SM6 0BDAges 2–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Laleham Lea SchoolOther independent school · CR8 3JJAges 3–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Sutton College of Learning for AdultsMiscellaneous · SM1 1EAAges 16–99No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Sutton High School GDSTOther independent school · SM1 2AXAges 3–18No usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Sutton (Sutton)?

0.92% of Sutton (Sutton)’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 1.96%. Separately, 7.36% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 30.92%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 31.96%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood3.68%
Medium modelled likelihood3.68%
Low modelled likelihood8.60%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

91.8%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable91.8%
Full fibre89.7%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more99.0%
Premises without decent broadband0.0%
Premises in the dataset87,949

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Sutton (Sutton)?

The dataset includes 45,619 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 54.0% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score68 · Band D
Rated C or above54.0%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions2.9 tonnes / year
Properties represented45,619
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A0.3%
Band B10.4%
Band C43.3%
Band D36.0%
Band E8.9%
Band F0.8%
Band G0.2%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Sutton local planning authority received 922 applications in the published annual period. 89.6% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 201 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I1
Grade II*13
Grade II187

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean8.1 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean12.5 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean13.3 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile6.9
Constituent areas in deciles 1–312.3%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–1050.0%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Sutton (Sutton)?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
BansteadSurrey2.7 miles away2.7 miles£596,500104
EwellSurrey3.1 miles away3.1 miles£556,250264
Worcester Park and StoneleighSurrey3.5 miles away3.5 miles£648,500144
Chipstead and WoodmansterneSurrey3.6 miles away3.6 miles£648,75058
MertonMerton3.8 miles away3.8 miles£540,0001,649
Tadworth and Epsom DownsSurrey4.0 miles away4.0 miles£585,000275
HooleySurrey4.7 miles away4.7 miles——
Kingswood (Reigate and Banstead)Surrey4.8 miles away4.8 miles£785,00025
Netherne on-the-HillSurrey4.9 miles away4.9 miles——
MersthamSurrey6.0 miles away6.0 miles——

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Sutton (Sutton)

Is Sutton (Sutton) a good place to live?

Sutton (Sutton) is in Sutton, London, England. Flats sold for a median £290,000, compared with £456,750 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 91.8% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Sutton (Sutton)?

Sutton (Sutton) is in Sutton, London, England.

How much do homes sell for in Sutton (Sutton)?

The median recorded sold price in Sutton (Sutton) is £456,750, based on 1,744 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Sutton (Sutton) safe?

Kerbside does not classify Sutton (Sutton) as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 80.6 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

How are schools rated in Sutton (Sutton)?

42 of 43 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (97.7%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2019 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Sutton (Sutton)?

In Sutton (Sutton), 91.75% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 89.74% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Sutton (Sutton)?

Across 45,619 recorded domestic properties in Sutton (Sutton), 54.00% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Sutton (Sutton)?

0.92% of Sutton (Sutton)’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 1.96%. Separately, 7.36% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.