Housing in SM2 6LY
What the homes in SM2 6LY 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)
SM2 6LYSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (81.6%). Flats make up 90.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM2 6LY area is well below that, at 37.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 56.6% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM2 6LY sits in (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.