Housing in SM1 2ED
What the homes in SM1 2ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheam High Street
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,276 (2024)
SM1 2EDSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (73.7%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM1 2ED area is well above that, at 92.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6% of households against 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 46.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 15.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 29.5%. 32.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM1 2ED sits in (Cheam High Street): about 1,276 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.