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Housing in SM6 7EN

What the homes in SM6 7EN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wallington North
Council
Sutton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.

SM6 7ENEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached46.6%31.5%
Terraced22.5%23%
Purpose-built flat24.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.2% of households in the SM6 7EN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 43.4% with a mortgage.

SM6 7EN
72%
14%
13%
England
  • Owned72.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SM6 7ENEngland
Owned outright28.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council6.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM6 7ENEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 30.5% of households include dependent children.

SM6 7ENEngland
Living alone, under 6615.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM6 7EN (Wallington North) (about 1,770 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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