SM3 8LX

North Cheam · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sutton
Local authority
Sutton
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam
Postcode district
SM3
Postcode sector
SM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM3 8LU 37 m
SM3 8LN 97 m
SM3 8LT 102 m
SM3 8LP 106 m
SM3 8LY 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM3 8LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM3
Postcode sector
SM3 8
Latitude
51.367726
Longitude
-0.221352
British National Grid easting
523,912
British National Grid northing
164,686

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Westminster constituency
Sutton and Cheam · E14001534
Output area
E00020747
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 009B · E01004118
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 009 · E02000848

Postcode source versions

Explore SM3

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Priory Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8LX 16 January 2025 £780,000
28, Priory Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8LX 9 August 2024 £605,000
52, Priory Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8LX 3 June 2024 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
71
Secondary
20
  1. Cheam High School

    Academy converter

    283 m
  2. Cheam Fields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    347 m
  3. Brookways School

    Other independent special school

    823 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 710
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Vehicle crime 230
  • Public order 148
  • Other theft 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

43 female, 42 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.8
SM3 8 residents
8,057

Age bands in SM3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,438 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

863 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

1,946 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,168 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,519 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SM3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • CHEAM GP CENTRE

    322 MALDEN ROAD, CHEAM, SUTTON, SM3 8EP

    ODS code H85063

    262 m

  • CHEAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85105

    1.1 km

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    1.7 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    1.8 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    2.0 km

  • JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STONECOT HILL, SUTTON, SM3 9HE

    ODS code H85618

    2.0 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    THE OLD COURT HOUSE, THROWLEY WAY, SUTTON, SM1 4AF

    ODS code H85030

    2.0 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    2.2 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    2.2 km

  • SHADBOLT PARK HOUSE SURG

    SHADBOLT PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, WORCESTER PARK, KT4 7BX

    ODS code H81656

    2.4 km

  • MANOR DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE MANOR DRIVE, WORCESTER PARK, KT4 7LG

    ODS code H84635

    2.4 km

  • FOUNTAIN PRACTICE

    BOURNE HALL HEALTH CENTRE, BOURNE H, CHESSINGTON ROAD, EWELL, EPSOM, KT17 1TG

    ODS code H81644

    2.9 km

  • SPRING STREET SURGERY

    CHESSINGTON ROAD, EWELL, EPSOM, KT17 1TG

    ODS code H81091

    2.9 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    3.1 km

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

    ELMHURST COURT, 121 WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RT

    ODS code H85021

    3.2 km

  • FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY

    64 MIDDLETON ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6RT

    ODS code H85683

    3.2 km

  • WEST BARNES SURGERY

    229 WEST BARNES LANE, NEW MALDEN, KT3 6JD

    ODS code H85055

    3.4 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    3.6 km

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Priory Road (SM3)

    BCT · North Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Priory Road (SM3)

    BCT · North Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Hayes Crescent

    BCT · North Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Malden Road / Priory Road

    BCT · North Cheam

    0.2 miles
  • Malden Road / Priory Road

    BCT · North Cheam

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,301 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £680,000 from 11 recorded sales in SM3 8LX. 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 20 secondary schools. Cheam High School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 710 events.

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