Housing in SM5 9EY
What the homes in SM5 9EY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wallington South
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,274 (2024)
SM5 9EYCarshalton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.2%). Flats make up 63.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.3% of households in the SM5 9EY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented32.2%20.5%
- Social rented7.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 31.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM5 9EY (Wallington South) (about 2,274 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.