Housing in SM2 5PT
What the homes in SM2 5PT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,312 (2024)
SM2 5PTSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.7%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM2 5PT area is well above that, at 96.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 2.7% of households against 20.5%. 54.2% own outright and 42.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned96.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented2.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 16.7% 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 24.5%. 27.7% 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 5PT sits in (Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road): about 1,312 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.