SM5 3DW

Carshalton Central · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carshalton
Local authority
Sutton
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM5 3DU 26 m
SM5 3BF 59 m
SM5 3DN 65 m
SM5 3AE 67 m
SM5 3BH 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM5 3DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 3
Latitude
51.365059
Longitude
-0.158750
British National Grid easting
528,277
British National Grid northing
164,497

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Output area
E00020635
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 015C · E01004099
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 015 · E02000854

Postcode source versions

Explore SM5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Rotherfield Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DW 3 July 2013 £600,000
2, Rotherfield Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DW 3 May 2013 £637,500
4a, Rotherfield Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DW 14 December 2012 £660,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
152
Primary
84
Secondary
24
  1. All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    6 m
  2. Collingwood School

    Other independent school

    558 m
  3. St Mary's RC Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,178
  • Shoplifting 624
  • Anti social behaviour 495
  • Vehicle crime 280
  • Public order 236

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
SM5 3 residents
8,501

Age bands in SM5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,791 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,296 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,536 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

1,487 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SM5 3 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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    572 m

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    680 m

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    756 m

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    1.0 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    1.0 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    1.2 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    1.2 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    1.3 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85103

    1.4 km

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    1.7 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    2.2 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    2.4 km

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

    2.6 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    2.7 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

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    3.0 km

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    3.1 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.4 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Carshalton High Street

    BCT · Carshalton

    0.1 miles
  • Park Lane

    BCT · Carshalton

    0.1 miles
  • Park Lane

    BCT · Carshalton

    0.1 miles
  • Carshalton High Street

    BCT · Carshalton

    0.1 miles
  • Carshalton Ponds

    BCT · Carshalton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 015C, 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

13,951 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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
Possible

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

152 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 24 secondary schools. All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 6 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 311.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,178 events.

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