Housing in SM5 1ER
What the homes in SM5 1ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Middleton Circle
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,038 (2024)
SM5 1ERCarshalton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (66.3%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.6% of households in the SM5 1ER area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 16% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.2% 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 (22%). 33.3% 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 SM5 1ER (Middleton Circle) (about 2,038 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.