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SM5

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,052
Current units
707
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
12

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London, South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
345

Postcode sectors in SM5

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

5 sectors
19,811 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Strawberry Lane, Carshalton, SM5 2NQ 30 July 2026 £365,000
34, Stanhope Road, Carshalton, SM5 4LH 24 July 2026 £495,000
39, Robertsbridge Road, Carshalton, SM5 1AR 20 July 2026 £500,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,111
  • Shoplifting 491
  • Anti social behaviour 441
  • Vehicle crime 279
  • Public order 238

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SM5 usual residents
41,752
Age-profile population
42,384

Age bands in SM5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
20.4%
8,636 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.8%
4,588 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.2%
11,934 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.8%
11,340 residents
Age 65 and over
13.9%
5,886 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 700 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, 673 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 580 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

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £433,000 from 2,320 recorded sales in SM5. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,111 events.

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