Housing in SM5 3RT
What the homes in SM5 3RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Village
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
SM5 3RTCarshalton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.8%). Flats make up 18.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM5 3RT area is above that, at 79.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%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 2.7 people living in it. 20.1% 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 28.9%. 33.5% 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 3RT sits in (Carshalton Village): about 1,615 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.