SM5 4PL postcode in Sutton, England

SM5 4PL is a postcode in Sutton, in the Wallington South 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 100% of homes and businesses at SM5 4PL can get it Across Sutton: 92% Typical price £630,000 Homes sold in SM5 4, last 12 months. ▲ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Wallington 800 m in a straight line

Where SM5 4PL is, and what is near it

Map of SM5 4PL and what is near it Map of SM5 4PL: its centre point, with the 122 other postcodes in the SM5 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SM5 4AA: also in SM5 4SM5 4AB: also in SM5 4SM5 4AD: also in SM5 4SM5 4AE: also in SM5 4SM5 4AH: also in SM5 4SM5 4AS: also in SM5 4SM5 4AY: also in SM5 4SM5 4BB: also in SM5 4SM5 4BD: also in SM5 4SM5 4BF: also in SM5 4SM5 4BG: also in SM5 4SM5 4LB: also in SM5 4SM5 4LD: also in SM5 4SM5 4LE: also in SM5 4SM5 4LF: also in SM5 4SM5 4LG: also in SM5 4SM5 4LH: also in SM5 4SM5 4LJ: also in SM5 4SM5 4LL: also in SM5 4SM5 4LN: also in SM5 4SM5 4LP: also in SM5 4SM5 4LQ: also in SM5 4SM5 4LR: also in SM5 4SM5 4LS: also in SM5 4SM5 4LT: also in SM5 4SM5 4LU: also in SM5 4SM5 4LW: also in SM5 4SM5 4LX: also in SM5 4SM5 4LY: also in SM5 4SM5 4LZ: also in SM5 4SM5 4NA: also in SM5 4SM5 4NB: also in SM5 4SM5 4NG: also in SM5 4SM5 4NH: also in SM5 4SM5 4NJ: also in SM5 4SM5 4NL: also in SM5 4SM5 4NP: also in SM5 4SM5 4NQ: also in SM5 4SM5 4NX: also in SM5 4SM5 4NY: also in SM5 4SM5 4NZ: also in SM5 4SM5 4PA: also in SM5 4SM5 4PB: also in SM5 4SM5 4PH: also in SM5 4SM5 4PN: also in SM5 4SM5 4PP: also in SM5 4SM5 4PR: also in SM5 4SM5 4PS: also in SM5 4SM5 4PT: also in SM5 4SM5 4PU: also in SM5 4SM5 4PW: also in SM5 4SM5 4PY: also in SM5 4SM5 4QH: also in SM5 4SM5 4QJ: also in SM5 4SM5 4QL: also in SM5 4SM5 4QQ: also in SM5 4 Oaks Park High School 950 mSchool 1.0 kmCarshalton South & Clockhouse SM5 4PL Map of SM5 4PL and what is near it Map of SM5 4PL: its centre point, with the 122 other postcodes in the SM5 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Carshalton South & Clockhouse SM5 4PL
  • SM5 4PL
  • Other postcodes in SM5 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.3548, longitude -0.1582)

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 4PL?

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 4PL?

Every home and business at SM5 4PL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SM5 4PL 100% Sutton 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SM5 4PL 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 4PL?

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 4PL 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 4PL.

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 4PL: 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 4PL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SM5 4PL?

Homes in SM5 4 sold for a typical £630,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£630,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£610,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,125,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £735,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £502,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £277,000 9 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 4PL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SM5 4PL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 4PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around SM5 4PL. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (65%). 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 4PL

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 £4,757 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,436.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,586
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,850
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,114
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,379
Band Eabout 110 (17%)£2,907
Band Fabout 270 (41%)£3,436
Band Gabout 220 (33%)£3,964
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,757

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 20% 1900 to 1918
  3. 65% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 4PL is in (ONS area E01004180), 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 4PL?

The nearest open schools to SM5 4PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SM5 4PL is Wallington Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wallington Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Carshalton Beeches Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Boundary Road (SM5), 154 m away.

More stations near SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SM5 4PL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • London - Croydon Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.9 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.

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 4PL?

The nearest to the centre of SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

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 4PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SM5 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SM5 4PL 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 4PL in a conservation area?

The centre of SM5 4PL 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 4PL?

Police.uk records 254 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SM5 4PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences77 reports
Anti-social behaviour65 reports
Shoplifting43 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Public order16 reports
Other theft13 reports

Also: burglary 9, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, 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 4PL

Ward
Wallington South
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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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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