Housing in SM6 7BB
What the homes in SM6 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackbridge
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
SM6 7BBWallington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (49.4%). Flats make up 54.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM6 7BB area is below that, at 53.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.3% of households against 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented35.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.5%. 31.5% 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 SM6 7BB sits in (Hackbridge): about 1,415 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.