SM5 1HZ postcode in Sutton, England

SM5 1HZ is a postcode in Sutton, in the St Helier East ward. It is in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 12 of 15 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sutton: 92% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in SM5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Mitcham Junction 750 m in a straight line

Where SM5 1HZ is, and what is near it

Map of SM5 1HZ and what is near it Map of SM5 1HZ: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the SM5 1 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SM5 1DF: also in SM5 1SM5 1DG: also in SM5 1SM5 1DH: also in SM5 1SM5 1DN: also in SM5 1SM5 1DP: also in SM5 1SM5 1DR: also in SM5 1SM5 1DS: also in SM5 1SM5 1DT: also in SM5 1SM5 1DW: also in SM5 1SM5 1DZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1EA: also in SM5 1SM5 1EE: also in SM5 1SM5 1EH: also in SM5 1SM5 1EJ: also in SM5 1SM5 1EL: also in SM5 1SM5 1EQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1ER: also in SM5 1SM5 1ES: also in SM5 1SM5 1EX: also in SM5 1SM5 1EY: also in SM5 1SM5 1EZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1HA: also in SM5 1SM5 1HJ: also in SM5 1SM5 1HL: also in SM5 1SM5 1HN: also in SM5 1SM5 1HP: also in SM5 1SM5 1HR: also in SM5 1SM5 1HS: also in SM5 1SM5 1HT: also in SM5 1SM5 1HU: also in SM5 1SM5 1HW: also in SM5 1SM5 1HX: also in SM5 1SM5 1JA: also in SM5 1SM5 1JB: also in SM5 1SM5 1JD: also in SM5 1SM5 1JE: also in SM5 1SM5 1JF: also in SM5 1SM5 1JG: also in SM5 1SM5 1JH: also in SM5 1SM5 1JJ: also in SM5 1SM5 1JL: also in SM5 1SM5 1JN: also in SM5 1SM5 1JQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1JU: also in SM5 1SM5 1JW: also in SM5 1SM5 1JX: also in SM5 1SM5 1JY: also in SM5 1SM5 1JZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1LA: also in SM5 1SM5 1LB: also in SM5 1SM5 1LD: also in SM5 1SM5 1LE: also in SM5 1SM5 1LF: also in SM5 1SM5 1LG: also in SM5 1SM5 1LJ: also in SM5 1SM5 1LN: also in SM5 1SM5 1LQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1LR: also in SM5 1SM5 1LT: also in SM5 1SM5 1LU: also in SM5 1SM5 1LW: also in SM5 1SM5 1LX: also in SM5 1SM5 1LY: also in SM5 1SM5 1LZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1NA: also in SM5 1SM5 1NB: also in SM5 1SM5 1ND: also in SM5 1SM5 1NE: also in SM5 1SM5 1NF: also in SM5 1SM5 1NG: also in SM5 1SM5 1NP: also in SM5 1SM5 1NQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1NR: also in SM5 1SM5 1NT: also in SM5 1SM5 1NW: also in SM5 1SM5 1NZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1PD: also in SM5 1SM5 1PE: also in SM5 1SM5 1PG: also in SM5 1SM5 1PH: also in SM5 1SM5 1PQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1PR: also in SM5 1SM5 1PU: also in SM5 1SM5 1PW: also in SM5 1SM5 1QG: also in SM5 1SM5 1QW: also in SM5 1SM5 1RU: also in SM5 1SM5 1RZ: also in SM5 1SM5 1SA: also in SM5 1SM5 1SD: also in SM5 1SM5 1SE: also in SM5 1SM5 1SF: also in SM5 1SM5 1TF: also in SM5 1SM5 1TG: also in SM5 1SM5 1TH: also in SM5 1SM5 1TJ: also in SM5 1SM5 1TP: also in SM5 1SM5 1TQ: also in SM5 1SM5 1TR: also in SM5 1SM5 1TS: also in SM5 1SM5 1TW: also in SM5 1 GP 1.1 kmHarris Academy Morden 1.1 kmSt Helier West SM5 1HZ Map of SM5 1HZ and what is near it Map of SM5 1HZ: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the SM5 1 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.1 kmHarris Academy Morden 1.1 kmSt Helier West SM5 1HZ
  • SM5 1HZ
  • Other postcodes in SM5 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3875, longitude -0.1646)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SM5 1HZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SM5 1HZ?

Every home and business at SM5 1HZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sutton: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sutton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sutton.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SM5 1HZ?

London Borough of Sutton gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SM5 1HZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 15 homes and businesses at SM5 1HZ. 12 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 3 more at a lower risk.

15 homes and businesses at SM5 1HZ High: 12Medium: 1Low: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sutton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SM5 1HZ: 3,205 properties in Sutton are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sutton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SM5 1HZ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 15:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 15:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SM5 1HZ?

Homes in SM5 1 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £445,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £420,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SM5 district: a typical £450,000 from 305 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SM5 1HZ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SM5 1HZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 January 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SM5 1HZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around SM5 1HZ. Over half of them (90%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (88%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SM5 1HZ

Band D in Sutton for 2026‑27: £2,379. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,850 (band B) to £2,379 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,114.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,586
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,850
Band Cabout 550 (90%)£2,114
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,379
Band Efewer than 5£2,907
Band Ffewer than 5£3,436
Band Gfewer than 5£3,964
Band Hfewer than 5£4,757

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 88% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sutton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SM5 1HZ is in (ONS area E01004184), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest open schools to SM5 1HZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SM5 1HZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SM5 1HZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SM5 1HZ is Mitcham Junction Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Mitcham Junction Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Hackbridge Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Mitcham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 750 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Mill Green Business Park, 300 m away.

More stations near SM5 1HZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SM5 1HZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SM5 1HZ?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SM5 1HZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 1.0 kmWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 1.1 kmWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest to the centre of SM5 1HZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SM5 1HZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SM5 1HZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SM5 1HZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SM5 1HZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of SM5 1HZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SM5 1HZ in a conservation area?

The centre of SM5 1HZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SM5 1HZ?

Police.uk records 289 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SM5 1HZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences116 reports
Anti-social behaviour69 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Public order19 reports
Other theft17 reports
Shoplifting13 reports

Also: drugs 11, burglary 6, robbery 4, other crime 4, criminal damage and arson 3, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SM5 1HZ

Ward
St Helier East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Sutton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SM5 1HX70 mCR4 4HW140 mCR4 4FR140 mCR4 4FS160 mCR4 4FP180 mSM5 1HU180 m
All of SM5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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