Housing in SM5 2LS
What the homes in SM5 2LS 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)
SM5 2LSCarshalton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (38.7%). Flats make up 33%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM5 2LS area is above that, at 77.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 41.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 33.7% 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 21.4%. 26.7% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM5 2LS sits in (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.