Housing in SM6 7HF
What the homes in SM6 7HF 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 7HFWallington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.4%). Flats make up 54.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.5% of households in the SM6 7HF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.3% of households, well above the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). 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 SM6 7HF (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.