Sutton

Borough · London · United Kingdom

Outer south London borough of suburban streets around Sutton town centre, known for good state grammar schools.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,575 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Families on a budget; schools and quiet streets

Watch out for

No Tube; long trips to central London

Neighborhoods

  • Sutton
  • Cheam
  • Carshalton
  • Wallington
  • Belmont

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Sutton was £1,575 in 2025/26, 23% below the London average. It is the 32nd most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£800
Studio£997
1 bedroom£1,260
2 bedrooms£1,575
3 bedrooms£1,998
4+ bedrooms£2,650

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Sutton

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
KT4Auriol, Cuddington, King George's & Sunray, Motspur Park & Old Malden East, North Cheam, Old Malden£1,300£1,750£2,150
SM1Carshalton Central, Cheam, St Helier West, Stonecot, Sutton Central, Sutton North£1,300£1,600£1,950
SM2Banstead Village, Belmont, Cheam, Nonsuch, Sutton Central, Sutton South£1,250£1,575£1,905
SM3Cheam, Lower Morden, Nonsuch, North Cheam, Stonecot, Sutton Central£1,325£1,500£2,250
SM5Banstead Village, Belmont, Carshalton Central, Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Hackbridge, St Helier East£1,200£1,595£1,975
SM6Beddington, Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Hackbridge, South Beddington & Roundshaw, Wallington North, Wallington South£1,260£1,540£1,950
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereSuttonLondon
Population209,6398,799,725
One-person households27.0%29.3%
Children under 1519.8%18.1%
Aged 15–2410.2%12.3%
Aged 65 and over15.1%11.9%
Social housing rentals14.2%23.1%
Private rentals20.3%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes65.5%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Southern and Thameslink rail; Tramlink nearby

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