SM5 1XL

St Helier West · 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 1AG 61 m
SM1 3HG 78 m
SM5 1BD 88 m
SM5 1AF 95 m
SM5 1BQ 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM5 1XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 1
Latitude
51.382627
Longitude
-0.187894
British National Grid easting
526,200
British National Grid northing
166,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Output area
E00020760
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 002A · E01004123
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 002 · E02000841

Postcode source versions

Explore SM5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
153
Primary
92
Secondary
24
  1. Malmesbury Primary School

    Community school

    565 m
  2. Tweeddale Primary School

    Academy converter

    586 m
  3. Abbey Primary School

    Academy converter

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,550
  • Anti social behaviour 611
  • Vehicle crime 400
  • Public order 321
  • Other theft 262

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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    864 m

  • FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY

    64 MIDDLETON ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6RT

    ODS code H85683

    873 m

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

    921 m

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    1.1 km

  • STONECOT SURGERY

    115-117 EPSOM ROAD, SUTTON, SM3 9EY

    ODS code H85076

    1.6 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    1.7 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    42-46 CENTRAL ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 5RT

    ODS code H85070

    1.7 km

  • JAMES O'RIORDAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STONECOT HILL, SUTTON, SM3 9HE

    ODS code H85618

    1.7 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    1.8 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    1.9 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    2.1 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85103

    2.2 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    2.3 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    2.3 km

  • MORDEN HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    256 MORDEN ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3DA

    ODS code H85037

    2.5 km

  • CRICKET GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75-79 MILES ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3DA

    ODS code H85038

    2.6 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    2.8 km

  • MITCHAM & TOOTING HEALTH

    81 HASLEMERE AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3PR

    ODS code H85024

    2.8 km

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    2.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wrythe Lane / Rose Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Rosehill

    0.1 miles
  • Robertsbridge Road

    BCT · Rosehill

    0.1 miles
  • Robertsbridge Road

    BCT · Rosehill

    0.1 miles
  • Wrythe Lane / Rose Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Rosehill

    0.1 miles
  • Rose Hill / Rose Hill Roundabt

    BCT · Rosehill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 002A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,825 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

153 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 24 secondary schools. Malmesbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 334.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,550 events.

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