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Housing in SM5 2HB

What the homes in SM5 2HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hackbridge
Council
Sutton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,535 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.7%). Flats make up 33%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SM5 2HBEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached27.8%31.5%
Terraced38.7%23%
Purpose-built flat28.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.2% of households in the SM5 2HB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 41.7% with a mortgage.

SM5 2HB
77%
16%
England
  • Owned77.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SM5 2HBEngland
Owned outright35.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.5%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM5 2HBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.4%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

SM5 2HBEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

SuttonEngland
All homes£1,556£1,459
One bedroom£1,239£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,554£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,899£1,489
Four or more£2,492£2,161
Detached£2,425£1,640
Semi-detached£2,019£1,449
Terraced£1,749£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,404£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM5 2HB (Hackbridge) (about 1,535 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.

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