Is Sutton a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sutton, from official data · 14 postcode districts · 3,840 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sutton, from official data · 14 postcode districts · 3,840 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Sutton sold for £452,654 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.6% on a year earlier. Across Sutton, police record 77 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 92.
From the middle of Sutton, the nearest primary school is Manor Park Primary Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Sutton Grammar School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Sutton Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Sutton (London) station is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest park, Manor Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Across Sutton, police record 77 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 92. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Sutton sold for £452,654 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,038,684, semi-detached £657,577, terraced £464,085, flats £284,015. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Manor Park Primary Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Sutton Grammar School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Sutton (London) is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £88,365 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.