SM postcode area: Sutton
The SM postcode area is known as the Sutton area. It is every postcode that begins SM followed by a number. It has 7 districts and 4,326 postcodes in use, across 4 councils.
Homes in the SM area sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £365,000 in SM2 (Sutton) to £627,500 in SM7 (Banstead).
For the town itself, see Sutton postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.3634
Longitude -0.1852
This is the middle of the postcodes in the SM area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the SM area?
Homes in the SM area sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 1,940 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £900,000 178 sales
- Semi-detached £613,250 464 sales
- Terraced £485,000 593 sales
- Flat or maisonette £298,000 705 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the SM districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- SM1 postcode district: SuttonSutton 843 postcodes Typical price£435,000 Gigabit, every home644 of 805 At flood risk14 of 843
- SM2 postcode district: SuttonSutton, Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead 591 postcodes Typical price£365,000 Gigabit, every home443 of 582 At flood riskNone listed
- SM3 postcode district: SuttonSutton, Merton, Epsom and Ewell 379 postcodes Typical price£550,000 Gigabit, every home285 of 371 At flood risk17 of 379
- SM4 postcode district: MertonMerton, Sutton 581 postcodes Typical price£475,000 Gigabit, every home482 of 543 At flood risk58 of 581
- SM5 postcode district: SuttonSutton, Reigate and Banstead 707 postcodes Typical price£450,000 Gigabit, every home580 of 700 At flood risk24 of 707
- SM6 postcode district: SuttonSutton 756 postcodes Typical price£397,000 Gigabit, every home559 of 737 At flood risk24 of 756
- SM7 postcode district: BansteadReigate and Banstead, Sutton 469 postcodes Typical price£627,500 Gigabit, every home384 of 457 At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the SM area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the SM area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the SM area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Sutton3,301 postcodes
- Merton537 postcodes
- Reigate and Banstead450 postcodes
- Epsom and Ewell38 postcodes
Near the SM area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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