What is the median price paid for a home in SM5?

The median price paid for homes in SM5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £451,000. By property type, the median price paid was £822,000 for detached houses, £622,500 for semi-detached houses, £455,000 for terraced houses and £306,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in SM5 in the last year?

There were 332 standard sales in SM5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 25 detached houses, 82 semi-detached houses, 137 terraced houses and 88 flats.

What are the transport links in SM5?

The nearest railway station is Carshalton at about 0.1 miles from the centre, followed by Carshalton Beeches at about 0.7 miles and Wallington at about 0.8 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line. The A232, A237, A217 and A297 pass through or beside the area.

What schools are near SM5?

There are 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest secondary school is St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls at about 0.2 miles. Carshalton High School for Girls is about 0.3 miles away and Wallington County Grammar School is about 0.7 miles away.

How many estate agent branches are there in SM5?

There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SM5 postcode district.

Estate agents in SM5

SM5 is a postcode district in Sutton with about 38,291 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 332 standard sales there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £451,000.

House prices in SM5

Median sale price in SM5: £451,000

Homes sold in SM5, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	332 sales, median £451,000
Detached	25 sales, median £822,000
Semi-detached	82 sales, median £622,500
Terraced	137 sales, median £455,000
Flats and maisonettes	88 sales, median £306,000

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

Carshalton station is about 0.1 miles from the centre of SM5, with Carshalton Beeches about 0.7 miles away, Wallington about 0.8 miles and Hackbridge about 0.9 miles. Morden, about 3 miles away, is the nearest Underground stop. The A232, A237, A217 and A297 pass through or beside the district. M23 junction 7 at Hooley is about 6 miles away and M25 junction 8 at Reigate Hill is about 7 miles away. London City Airport is about 13 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 14 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.

Schools in and near SM5

The centre has 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles, including St Mary's RC Infants School and St Mary's RC Junior School (both Roman Catholic) at about 0.1 miles and Harris Junior Academy Carshalton (an academy) at about 0.2 miles. Secondary choices include St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (girls only, Roman Catholic, sixth form) at about 0.2 miles and Wallington County Grammar School (grammar school, boys only, sixth form, academy) at about 0.7 miles. Collingwood School is the nearest independent school at about 0.6 miles. Sherwood Foundation School and Grove Road School, both special schools, are about 1.3 miles away. Croydon College is about 3 miles away and St George's Hospital Medical School about 4.2 miles.

Living in SM5

SM5 is an urban postcode district of about 38,000 residents, in or beside the built-up area of Sutton. Within about 1.2 miles of the centre there are more than 290 shops, including nine supermarkets, with a Co-op Food about 0.2 miles away and over 40 convenience stores. Food and drink options include 17 pubs, with The Sun, The Hope and The Racehorse each about 0.1 miles away, plus more than 30 cafés, more than 30 restaurants and over 55 takeaways. There are 8 doctors' surgeries, the nearest being The Wrythe Green Surgery about 0.5 miles away, along with 11 pharmacies and 12 dentists. St. Helier Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.3 miles away. Carshalton Post Office is about 0.2 miles away and Wallington Library about 0.9 miles. Of the 20 named parks, The Grove is nearest at about 0.2 miles and Wilderness Island nature reserve is about 0.6 miles away.

A short history of SM5

Finds from the Neolithic to the Iron Age south of Carshalton suggest early settlement and before the Norman Conquest five freemen held five manors here. Domesday Book records the place as Aultone, held by Goisfrid de Mandeville and rendering £15 10s 0d. It had 3½ hides, a church, 10 ploughs, a mill and 22 acres of meadow. The name probably draws on the local springs. By the late 18th century mills on the Wandle made paper, parchment, leather, snuff and seed oil. The population reached 2,411 by the mid 19th century. A station opened in the village in 1868 and the Carshalton Park Estate was sold for housing in the early 1890s. Carshalton Urban District ran from 1894 to 1965. Of 109 listed buildings nearby, six are Grade II*: Carshalton House with its Water Pavilion and Hermitage or Grotto, The Old Rectory, the Church of All Saints and 19 Park Hill.

Sport and leisure

Westcroft Leisure Centre, The Phoenix Centre and Sutton Arena are the sports centres in and around SM5 and Westcroft Judo Club is also listed. Football grounds include Sutton United FC, Carshalton Athletic Football Club and Borough Sports Ground, with Tooting and Mitcham United FC as a stadium and Mitcham Rugby Club for rugby. Tennis is played at Carshalton Tennis Club, Sutton Churches Tennis Club and Sutton Tennis & Squash Club, while bowls clubs include Carshalton Bowls Club, Wallington Bowls Club and Rosehill Bowling Club. Golf is available at Mitcham Golf Club and The Oaks courses. Open space includes Beddington Park, Carshalton Park, Mitcham Common, Oaks Park and Manor Park, along with nature reserves such as Wilderness Island, The Warren and Watermeads Nature Reserve. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SM5?: The median price paid for homes in SM5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £451,000. By property type, the median price paid was £822,000 for detached houses, £622,500 for semi-detached houses, £455,000 for terraced houses and £306,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in SM5 in the last year?: There were 332 standard sales in SM5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 25 detached houses, 82 semi-detached houses, 137 terraced houses and 88 flats.
What are the transport links in SM5?: The nearest railway station is Carshalton at about 0.1 miles from the centre, followed by Carshalton Beeches at about 0.7 miles and Wallington at about 0.8 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line. The A232, A237, A217 and A297 pass through or beside the area.
What schools are near SM5?: There are 16 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest secondary school is St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls at about 0.2 miles. Carshalton High School for Girls is about 0.3 miles away and Wallington County Grammar School is about 0.7 miles away.
How many estate agent branches are there in SM5?: There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SM5 postcode district.

Areas near SM5

SM5 is in Sutton.

Estate agents near SM5

Silverman Black Estate AgentsSutton SM5 3AQ0.2 miles
Andrews Estate Agents CarshaltonSutton SM5 3AH0.2 miles
Hunters Estate AgentsSutton SM5 3AE0.3 miles
Ushers Estate AgentsSutton SM5 3AE0.3 miles
Bairstow EvesSutton SM5 3AE0.3 miles
Kenyons Estate AgentsSutton SM5 3AE0.3 miles
99Home Ltd.Brent HA0 3HS0.6 miles
Goodfellows Estate Agents - Carshalton BeechesSutton SM5 3LB0.7 miles
Cromwells Estate AgentsSutton SM6 0DE0.7 miles
Belvoir SuttonSutton SM5 3NP0.7 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SM5.