Housing in SM4 6BN
What the homes in SM4 6BN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Helier South
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,887 (2024)
SM4 6BNMorden
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45%). Flats make up 39%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.6% of households in the SM4 6BN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented48.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 31.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM4 6BN (St Helier South) (about 1,887 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.