Housing in SM5 2EQ
What the homes in SM5 2EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
SM5 2EQCarshalton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (57%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM5 2EQ area is broadly in line with that, at 61%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 20.4% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.2%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 2.8 people living in it. 22.3% 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 27.3%. 36.3% 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 2EQ sits in (The Wrythe): about 1,911 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.