SM3 8SH

Cheam · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM3 8SN 54 m
SM2 7BH 81 m
SM3 8SG 81 m
SM3 8SL 101 m
SM2 7BQ 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM3 8SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM3
Postcode sector
SM3 8
Latitude
51.355656
Longitude
-0.217123
British National Grid easting
524,239
British National Grid northing
163,351

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Electoral ward
Cheam · E05013758
Parish or community
E43000219
Westminster constituency
Sutton and Cheam · E14001534
Output area
E00020693
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 016C · E01004112
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 016 · E02000855

Postcode source versions

Explore SM3

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Forge Lane, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8SH 21 July 2017 £636,000
4, Forge Lane, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8SH 22 May 2015 £540,000
1a, Forge Lane, Sutton, SM3 8SH 19 May 2005 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
113
Primary
68
Secondary
20
  1. St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    174 m
  2. Nonsuch High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    471 m
  3. Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,340
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 488
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Vehicle crime 140
  • Other theft 96
  • Burglary 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.1% 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

32

within 5 km

  • CHEAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85105

    291 m

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    1.1 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    1.5 km

  • CHEAM GP CENTRE

    322 MALDEN ROAD, CHEAM, SUTTON, SM3 8EP

    ODS code H85063

    1.5 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    1.6 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    1.9 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    2.2 km

  • FOUNTAIN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81644

    2.5 km

  • SPRING STREET SURGERY

    CHESSINGTON ROAD, EWELL, EPSOM, KT17 1TG

    ODS code H81091

    2.5 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    2.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    3.2 km

  • NORK CLINIC

    63 NORK WAY, BANSTEAD, SM7 1HL

    ODS code H81011

    3.3 km

  • JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STONECOT HILL, SUTTON, SM3 9HE

    ODS code H85618

    3.3 km

  • SHADBOLT PARK HOUSE SURG

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

    ODS code H81656

    3.4 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    3.5 km

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    3.5 km

  • MANOR DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE MANOR DRIVE, WORCESTER PARK, KT4 7LG

    ODS code H84635

    3.5 km

  • INTEGRATED CARE PARTNERSHIP - OCH

    ALEXANDRA ROAD, EPSOM, KT17 4BL

    ODS code H81133

    3.6 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    3.7 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Cheam

    BCT · Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsway Road

    BCT · Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Cheam

    RSE · Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Anne Boleyn's Walk

    BCT · Cheam

    0.1 miles
  • Cheam Rail Station

    RLY · Cheam

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 016C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,583 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

113 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 20 secondary schools. St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,340 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 488 events.

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