Housing in SM1 2DY
What the homes in SM1 2DY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
SM1 2DYSutton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.6%). Flats make up 90.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.5% of households in the SM1 2DY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented56.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sutton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sutton (August 2026, +2.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM1 2DY (Sutton South West) (about 2,033 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.