SM5 3LA

Carshalton South & Clockhouse · Sutton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sutton
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SM5 3LQ 57 m
SM5 3LL 71 m
SM5 3BU 82 m
SM5 3LB 99 m
SM5 3LF 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SM5 3LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SM
Postcode district
SM5
Postcode sector
SM5 3
Latitude
51.356296
Longitude
-0.171698
British National Grid easting
527,400
British National Grid northing
163,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Sutton · E09000029
Parish or community
E43000219
Output area
E00020677
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 022C · E01004105
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 022 · E02000861

Postcode source versions

Explore SM5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
68
Secondary
20
  1. Barrow Hedges Primary School

    Academy converter

    506 m
  2. Stanley Park Infants School

    Academy converter

    594 m
  3. Stanley Park Junior School

    Foundation school

    594 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,073
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Shoplifting 344
  • Public order 230
  • Vehicle crime 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    224 m

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    854 m

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    1.5 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    1.5 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    1.6 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    1.7 km

  • OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85030

    1.7 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    1.7 km

  • BENHILL & BELMONT GP CENTRE

    54 BENHILL AVENUE, SUTTON, SM1 4EB

    ODS code H85031

    1.7 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    1.7 km

  • ROBIN HOOD LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SM1 2RJ

    ODS code H85095

    1.9 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    1.9 km

  • CHESSER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85021

    2.1 km

  • GROVE ROAD PRACTICE

    83 GROVE ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 2DB

    ODS code H85686

    2.1 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85103

    2.6 km

  • CHEAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE KNOLL, PARKSIDE, CHEAM, SUTTON, SM3 8BS

    ODS code H85105

    3.2 km

  • CIRCLE GP SURGERY

    411A GREEN WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 1JL

    ODS code H85693

    3.3 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.5 km

  • BISHOPSFORD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    191 BISHOPSFORD ROAD, MORDEN, SM4 6BH

    ODS code H85023

    3.7 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Carshalton Beeches

    BCT · Carshalton Beeches

    0.1 miles
  • Carshalton Beeches

    BCT · Carshalton Beeches

    0.1 miles
  • Downside Road

    BCT · Carshalton Beeches

    0.1 miles
  • Carshalton Beeches

    RSE · Carshalton Beeches

    0.1 miles
  • Carshalton Beeches Rail Station

    RLY · Carshalton Beeches

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 022C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,158 of 33,755

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

118 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 20 secondary schools. Barrow Hedges Primary School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,073 events.

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