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SM3

UK postcode district

Part of Sutton

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
529
Current units
379
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London, South East
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
150

Postcode sectors in SM3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
11,055 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
182, Ridge Road, Sutton, SM3 9LZ 21 July 2026 £450,000
5, The Spinney, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8JG 30 June 2026 £687,500
14, Fieldsend Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8NR 29 June 2026 £540,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 402
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Vehicle crime 122
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Other theft 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SM3 usual residents
22,446
Age-profile population
22,165

Age bands in SM3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.7%
4,136 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.3%
2,501 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.1%
5,557 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.5%
6,097 residents
Age 65 and over
17.5%
3,874 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 371 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 365 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 285 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • CHEAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE KNOLL, PARKSIDE, CHEAM, SUTTON, SM3 8BS

    ODS code H85105

  • CHEAM GP CENTRE

    322 MALDEN ROAD, CHEAM, SUTTON, SM3 8EP

    ODS code H85063

  • JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STONECOT HILL, SUTTON, SM3 9HE

    ODS code H85618

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £525,000 from 1,435 recorded sales in SM3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sutton is £446,775 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 402 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.