SM5 3AP postcode in Sutton, England

SM5 3AP is a postcode in Sutton, in the Carshalton Central ward. It is in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 37% of homes and businesses at SM5 3AP can get it Across Sutton: 92% Typical price £601,000 Homes sold in SM5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Carshalton 500 m in a straight line

Where SM5 3AP is, and what is near it

Map of SM5 3AP and what is near it Map of SM5 3AP: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the SM5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SM5 3AA: also in SM5 3SM5 3AB: also in SM5 3SM5 3AE: also in SM5 3SM5 3AG: also in SM5 3SM5 3AL: also in SM5 3SM5 3AT: also in SM5 3SM5 3AW: also in SM5 3SM5 3AX: also in SM5 3SM5 3AY: also in SM5 3SM5 3AZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3BA: also in SM5 3SM5 3BB: also in SM5 3SM5 3BD: also in SM5 3SM5 3BF: also in SM5 3SM5 3BH: also in SM5 3SM5 3BJ: also in SM5 3SM5 3BL: also in SM5 3SM5 3BN: also in SM5 3SM5 3BP: also in SM5 3SM5 3BS: also in SM5 3SM5 3BW: also in SM5 3SM5 3BX: also in SM5 3SM5 3BY: also in SM5 3SM5 3DD: also in SM5 3SM5 3DE: also in SM5 3SM5 3DG: also in SM5 3SM5 3DH: also in SM5 3SM5 3DL: also in SM5 3SM5 3DN: also in SM5 3SM5 3DT: also in SM5 3SM5 3DU: also in SM5 3SM5 3DW: also in SM5 3SM5 3DX: also in SM5 3SM5 3DY: also in SM5 3SM5 3DZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3ED: also in SM5 3SM5 3EE: also in SM5 3SM5 3EF: also in SM5 3SM5 3EH: also in SM5 3SM5 3EJ: also in SM5 3SM5 3EN: also in SM5 3SM5 3EP: also in SM5 3SM5 3ES: also in SM5 3SM5 3ET: also in SM5 3SM5 3EU: also in SM5 3SM5 3EW: also in SM5 3SM5 3EZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3HA: also in SM5 3SM5 3HD: also in SM5 3SM5 3HE: also in SM5 3SM5 3HF: also in SM5 3SM5 3NR: also in SM5 3SM5 3NS: also in SM5 3SM5 3NX: also in SM5 3SM5 3NY: also in SM5 3SM5 3PD: also in SM5 3SM5 3PE: also in SM5 3SM5 3PF: also in SM5 3SM5 3PG: also in SM5 3SM5 3PL: also in SM5 3SM5 3PN: also in SM5 3SM5 3PS: also in SM5 3SM5 3PT: also in SM5 3SM5 3PU: also in SM5 3SM5 3PX: also in SM5 3SM5 3PY: also in SM5 3SM5 3PZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3QB: also in SM5 3SM5 3QD: also in SM5 3SM5 3QE: also in SM5 3SM5 3QF: also in SM5 3SM5 3QG: also in SM5 3SM5 3QH: also in SM5 3SM5 3QJ: also in SM5 3SM5 3QN: also in SM5 3SM5 3QP: also in SM5 3SM5 3QQ: also in SM5 3SM5 3QR: also in SM5 3SM5 3QS: also in SM5 3SM5 3QT: also in SM5 3SM5 3QU: also in SM5 3SM5 3QW: also in SM5 3SM5 3QX: also in SM5 3SM5 3QY: also in SM5 3SM5 3QZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3RL: also in SM5 3SM5 3RP: also in SM5 3SM5 3RR: also in SM5 3SM5 3RS: also in SM5 3SM5 3RT: also in SM5 3SM5 3RU: also in SM5 3SM5 3RW: also in SM5 3SM5 3RZ: also in SM5 3SM5 3SA: also in SM5 3SM5 3SB: also in SM5 3SM5 3SD: also in SM5 3SM5 3SG: also in SM5 3SM5 3SJ: also in SM5 3SM5 3SP: also in SM5 3SM5 3SR: also in SM5 3SM5 3SS: also in SM5 3SM5 3ST: also in SM5 3SM5 3SU: also in SM5 3SM5 3SW: also in SM5 3SM5 3SX: also in SM5 3 Tram or metro 3.0 kmSutton SM5 3AP Map of SM5 3AP and what is near it Map of SM5 3AP: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the SM5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Tram or metro 3.0 kmCarshalton Central SM5 3AP
  • SM5 3AP
  • Other postcodes in SM5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 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 51.3652, longitude -0.1618)

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 3AP?

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 3AP?

Every home and business at SM5 3AP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 37% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SM5 3AP 37% Sutton 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SM5 3AP 100% Sutton 99%
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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 3AP?

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 3AP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SM5 3AP.

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 3AP: 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 3AP is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 22:44 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 22:44 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 3AP?

Homes in SM5 3 sold for a typical £601,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£601,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£605,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £822,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £700,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £493,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £322,500 17 sales

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 3AP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SM5 3AP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 April 2026. 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

Food hygiene ratings at SM5 3AP

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at SM5 3AP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SM5 3AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around SM5 3AP. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). 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 3AP

Band D in Sutton for 2026‑27: £2,379. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,586 (band A) to £3,964 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,114.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,586
Band Babout 70 (8%)£1,850
Band Cabout 460 (55%)£2,114
Band Dabout 210 (25%)£2,379
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£2,907
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,436
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,964
Band Hfewer than 5£4,757

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 3AP is in (ONS area E01004099), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 3AP?

The nearest open schools to SM5 3AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SM5 3AP is Carshalton Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Carshalton Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Wallington Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Beddington Lane Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 3.0 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Carshalton High Street, 103 m away.

More stations near SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SM5 3AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Smart Charge Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS 2.5 kmCycle

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.

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

Which dentists are near SM5 3AP?

The nearest to the centre of SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

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 3AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SM5 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SM5 3AP 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 3AP in a conservation area?

The centre of SM5 3AP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 3AP?

Police.uk records 341 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SM5 3AP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences97 reports
Anti-social behaviour72 reports
Shoplifting65 reports
Vehicle crime31 reports
Public order23 reports
Other theft21 reports

Also: burglary 11, robbery 6, bicycle theft 5, drugs 5, theft from the person 2, criminal damage and arson 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 3AP

Ward
Carshalton Central
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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SM5 3AG40 mSM5 3AT70 mSM5 3BW100 mSM5 3AX110 mSM5 3AL110 mSM5 3BN110 m
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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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