Housing in SM2 7PH
What the homes in SM2 7PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheam High Street
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
SM2 7PHSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (36.4%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM2 7PH area is above that, at 84.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.6% of households against 20.5%. 51% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented14.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%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 2.5 people living in it. 23.4% 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 25.4%. 28.2% 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 7PH sits in (Cheam High Street): about 1,669 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.