What is the median price paid for a home in SM3?

The median price paid in SM3 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £550,000. By property type, the median price paid was £610,000 for semi-detached houses, £545,000 for terraced houses and £325,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in SM3 in the last year?

There were 209 homes sold in SM3 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 81 were semi-detached houses, 91 were terraced houses and 34 were flats.

What are the transport links in SM3?

The nearest railway stations are West Sutton at about 0.5 miles, Sutton Common at about 0.9 miles, Cheam at about 1.0 miles and Sutton at about 1.2 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line and the A217, A2043, A24, A232 and A297 pass through or beside the area.

What schools are near SM3?

There are 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary school is Cheam High School at about 0.3 miles, followed by Glenthorne High School at about 1.0 miles.

How many estate agent branches are in SM3?

There are 14 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SM3 postcode district.

Estate agents in SM3

SM3 is a postcode district in Sutton with about 21,113 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 209 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £550,000.

House prices in SM3

Median sale price in SM3: £550,000

Homes sold in SM3, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	209 sales, median £550,000
Detached	3 sales
Semi-detached	81 sales, median £610,000
Terraced	91 sales, median £545,000
Flats and maisonettes	34 sales, median £325,000

We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.

Across Sutton the average price was £442,836 in May 2026, up 0.3% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

SM3 has four railway stations within about 1.2 miles of its centre: West Sutton at about 0.5 miles, Sutton Common at about 0.9 miles, Cheam at about 1 mile and Sutton at about 1.2 miles. Morden, which has a subway stop, is about 2.4 miles away. The A217, A2043, A24, A232 and A297 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M23 junction 7 at Hooley, about 6 miles away and M25 junction 9 at Leatherhead, about 7 miles away. London Heathrow Airport is about 12 miles from the district and London City Airport about 15 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.

Schools in and near SM3

There are 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy at about 0.3 miles and Cheam Fields Primary Academy at about 0.4 miles. Cheam High School is an academy with a sixth form about 0.3 miles away and Glenthorne High School, also an academy with a sixth form, is about 1 mile away. Homefield Preparatory School, a boys only school, is the nearest independent school at about 0.7 miles. Brookways School, a special school, is about 0.5 miles away. North East Surrey College of Technology is about 2.3 miles away and St George's Hospital Medical School is about 4.3 miles away.

Living in SM3

SM3 is an urban district with about 21,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Sutton alongside Ewell, Worcester Park and Stoneleigh. Shops of all kinds number more than 260, including around 15 supermarkets, with Sainsbury's and Tesco Extra both about 0.5 miles from the centre. There are around 18 convenience stores, at least 26 cafés, more than 45 restaurants and around 18 pubs, the nearest being The Gander at about 0.3 miles. For health, there are at least 5 doctors' surgeries, with Cheam GP Centre about 0.5 miles away, around 9 pharmacies and at least 5 dentists. St. Helier Hospital, the nearest with an emergency department, is about 1.5 miles away. Cheam Library is about 0.7 miles away and Lavender Corner Post Office about 0.6 miles. Of the 11 named parks, Collingwood Recreation Ground is the nearest at about 0.4 miles and Pyl Brook Nature Reserve is about 1.4 miles away.

A short history of SM3

Stane Street, the Roman road, runs along part of the edge of Cheam. Sutton Common was once open common land known as Sutton Heath, where local people grazed animals and gathered peat, turf and timber. Domesday Book records Cheam as Ceiham, under Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury. The entry lists four hides, a church, 17 ploughs, a mile of meadow and woodland for 25 hogs, with a yield of £14. Henry III granted Cheam town status by charter in 1259. In 1408 the Abbot of Chertsey and Nicholas Carew disputed lordship of the common and the judgment was that they would share lordship over a set area. In 1538 Henry VIII began Nonsuch Palace, with stone from Merton Priory carted along Sutton's boundary. Eighteen listed buildings lie near Cheam's centre. The Grade II* ones are the Church of St Dunstan, Whitehall and the Lumley Chapel.

Sport and leisure

Cheam Leisure Centre, Sutton Arena and Morden Leisure Centre are the main leisure centres around SM3. Football is played at Sutton United FC and Carshalton Athletic Football Club while Fortress Motspur is a rugby union pitch and Sutton & Epsom RFC has a clubhouse. Rosehill Bowling Club and Sutton Bowls Club are bowls venues and Cheam Fields Club covers bowls and tennis. Sutton Churches Tennis Club and Westcroft Judo Club add tennis and judo, with Morden Park golf course and Green Lane Stables for golf and horse riding. Open space includes Cheam Park, Nonsuch Park, Morden Park and Manor Park alongside nature reserves at Warren Farm and Howell Hill. A number of children's playgrounds are found across the area and several gyms operate locally.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SM3?: The median price paid in SM3 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £550,000. By property type, the median price paid was £610,000 for semi-detached houses, £545,000 for terraced houses and £325,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in SM3 in the last year?: There were 209 homes sold in SM3 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 81 were semi-detached houses, 91 were terraced houses and 34 were flats.
What are the transport links in SM3?: The nearest railway stations are West Sutton at about 0.5 miles, Sutton Common at about 0.9 miles, Cheam at about 1.0 miles and Sutton at about 1.2 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line and the A217, A2043, A24, A232 and A297 pass through or beside the area.
What schools are near SM3?: There are 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary school is Cheam High School at about 0.3 miles, followed by Glenthorne High School at about 1.0 miles.
How many estate agent branches are in SM3?: There are 14 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SM3 postcode district.

Areas near SM3

SM3 is in Sutton.

Estate agents near SM3

Your Move Estate Agents North CheamSutton SM3 8JW0.6 miles
EweMove Estate Agents in Cheam & SuttonEwell0.7 miles
Cavendish Estate AgentsSutton SM3 8BD0.7 miles
Cromwells Estate Agent - CheamSutton SM3 8RW0.8 miles
Williams Harlow Estate AgentsSutton SM3 8BH0.8 miles
Bairstow EvesSutton SM1 1PQ0.8 miles
Fine & CountrySutton SM3 8RQ0.8 miles
Andrews Cheam VillageSutton SM3 8RQ0.8 miles
Cubitt & WestSutton SM3 8BU0.8 miles
Goodfellows Estate Agents - Cheam VillageSutton SM3 8BU0.8 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SM3.