Housing in SM2 5TP
What the homes in SM2 5TP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South & Shanklin
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,074 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (86.6%). Flats make up 87.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM2 5TP area is below that, at 46%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.5% of households against 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned46%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented43.5%20.5%
- Social rented10%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.5%. 31% 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 5TP sits in (Sutton South & Shanklin): about 2,074 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.