SM5 1LP

St Helier East · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sutton
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM5 1LJ 37 m
SM5 1LN 75 m
SM5 1NE 81 m
SM5 1LX 94 m
SM5 1NT 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM5 1LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 1
Latitude
51.383654
Longitude
-0.170090
British National Grid easting
527,436
British National Grid northing
166,545

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Output area
E00021102
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 005E · E01004187
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 005 · E02000844

Postcode source versions

Explore SM5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
163
Primary
103
Secondary
24
  1. Wandle Valley Academy

    Academy special converter

    0 m
  2. Spencer Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    603 m
  3. Tweeddale Primary School

    Academy converter

    676 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,053
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,535
  • Anti social behaviour 579
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Vehicle crime 320
  • Public order 316

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SM5 1 residents
13,854

Age bands in SM5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

2,972 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,784 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,940 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,795 residents

Age 65 and over
10.6%

1,479 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.

GP practices

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

    465 m

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    925 m

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    1.1 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 SPINNING WHEEL WAY, HACKBRIDGE, WALLINGTON, SM6 7DS

    ODS code H85103

    1.1 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    1.3 km

  • FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY

    64 MIDDLETON ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6RT

    ODS code H85683

    1.7 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    42-46 CENTRAL ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 5RT

    ODS code H85070

    2.1 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    2.3 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.3 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    2.4 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.6 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    2.6 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    2.6 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    2.7 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    2.8 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    2.8 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    2.8 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    2.8 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Welbeck Road

    BCT · St Helier

    0.1 miles
  • Thornton Road

    BCT · St Helier

    0.1 miles
  • Welbeck Road

    BCT · St Helier

    0.2 miles
  • Thornton Road /Green Wrythe Ln

    BCT · St Helier

    0.2 miles
  • Thornton Road

    BCT · St Helier

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 005E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,821 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

163 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 24 secondary schools. Wandle Valley Academy is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,053 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,535 events.

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