Housing in SM3 8DN
What the homes in SM3 8DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheam High Street
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
SM3 8DNSutton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.7%). Flats make up 26.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM3 8DN area is above that, at 76.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 41.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented12.3%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 2.5 people living in it. 35.2% 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 25.5%. 29.4% 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 SM3 8DN sits in (Cheam High Street): about 1,660 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.