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Housing in SM5 4EJ

What the homes in SM5 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road
Council
Sutton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,592 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (74.3%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SM5 4EJEngland
Detached74.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20.5%31.5%
Terraced4.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM5 4EJ area is well above that, at 95.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 2.9% of households against 20.5%. 50% own outright and 45.7% with a mortgage.

SM5 4EJ
96%
England
  • Owned95.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented2.9%20.5%
  • Social rented1.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SM5 4EJEngland
Owned outright50%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan45.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.9%18.2%
Other private rented0%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 9.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM5 4EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 29.7%. 31.9% of households include dependent children.

SM5 4EJEngland
Living alone, under 661.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.2%12.8%
Couple, no children19%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children15%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM5 4EJ sits in (Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road): about 1,592 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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