Housing in SM5 1LD
What the homes in SM5 1LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Middleton Circle
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,785 (2024)
SM5 1LDCarshalton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.5%). Flats make up 26.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM5 1LD area is well below that, at 43.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.9% of households against 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented16.9%20.5%
- Social rented38.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27% 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 21.6%. 31.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM5 1LD sits in (Middleton Circle): about 1,785 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.