SM5 2AB

The Wrythe · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sutton
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM5 2LG 79 m
SM5 2LT 80 m
SM5 2LL 88 m
SM5 2LQ 103 m
SM5 2LF 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM5 2AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 2
Latitude
51.373964
Longitude
-0.166310
British National Grid easting
527,726
British National Grid northing
165,474

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Output area
E00020975
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 005B · E01004163
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
156
Primary
93
Secondary
25
  1. Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    470 m
  2. Victor Seymour Infants' School

    Academy converter

    481 m
  3. Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base

    Foundation school

    499 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,518
  • Anti social behaviour 555
  • Shoplifting 518
  • Vehicle crime 341
  • Public order 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SM5 2 residents
12,868

Age bands in SM5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

2,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,279 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.7%

4,215 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

3,129 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,624 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

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    434 m

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    774 m

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85103

    810 m

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    1.4 km

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

    1.5 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    1.6 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    1.6 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    1.7 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    1.8 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    1.9 km

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    1.9 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    2.1 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    2.1 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    2.1 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    2.5 km

  • FACCINI HOUSE SURGERY

    64 MIDDLETON ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6RT

    ODS code H85683

    2.5 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    2.7 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    2.8 km

  • RAVENSBURY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    RAVENSBURY LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 4DQ

    ODS code H85110

    2.9 km

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bucklers Way

    BCT · The Wrythe

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Road

    BCT · The Wrythe

    0.1 miles
  • Wrythe Green

    BCT · The Wrythe

    0.1 miles
  • Strawberry Lane

    BCT · The Wrythe

    0.1 miles
  • Wrythe Green

    BCT · The Wrythe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 005B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,008 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

156 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 25 secondary schools. Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,518 events.

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