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Housing in SM6 8BZ

What the homes in SM6 8BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wallington North
Council
Sutton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,369 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.7%). Flats make up 12.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SM6 8BZEngland
Detached4.4%22.9%
Semi-detached51.7%31.5%
Terraced31.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.7% of households in the SM6 8BZ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

SM6 8BZ
75%
18%
England
  • Owned74.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented6.7%20.5%
  • Social rented18.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SM6 8BZEngland
Owned outright36.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council9.3%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SM6 8BZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

SM6 8BZEngland
Living alone, under 668%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.4%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 8BZ (Wallington North) (about 1,369 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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