Housing in SM2 5ND
What the homes in SM2 5ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont & South Cheam
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
SM2 5NDSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (40.6%). Flats make up 20%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM2 5ND area is above that, at 77.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.3% of households against 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.8% 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 32.9%. 38.2% 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 SM2 5ND sits in (Belmont & South Cheam): about 1,758 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.