Cheam · Sutton · Sutton and Cheam constituency · 51.35460, -0.21470

SM2 7BA— Cheam, Sutton

Location and area intelligence for SM2 7BA, Cheam, Sutton

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 75/100Transport 41/100Yield 5.21%
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
66
Safety
75
Schools
90
Transport
41
Environment
65
Investment
68

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Location

SM2 7BA

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumEstablished mixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+9.3% vs London avg
vs London crime-8.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SM2 7BA

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How SM2 7BA has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 5 min walk

KS2: 105.6

★★

Secondary

Nonsuch High School for Girls

Good · Inspected May 2021 · 8 min walk

P8: +1.02A8: 81.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 5 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Wall Nursery School

Not inspected · 18 min walk

1 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

59.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 54% of London
↑ Rising 320.7%

+10% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences30%
Other27%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Vehicle crime9%
Burglary8%
Drug offences4%
Theft2%
Robbery2%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

1

Incidents (1yr)

2

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sutton Fire Station · 1.6km

Crime is 8% below London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Outer South London

Shared room£569/mo
1 bedroom£950/mo
2 bedrooms£1200/mo
3 bedrooms£1500/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £2,052
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Cheam→ London Bridge· 5 tph
36 min

Nearby stations

CheamNational Rail
1 min walk
Morden Underground StationNorthern
68 min walk
Mitcham Tram StopTram
71 min walk
Belgrave Walk Tram StopTram
72 min walk
Mitcham Junction Tram StopTram
72 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

42

Walkability score

30

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★48 min
Victoria50 min ↑
Waterloo64 min ↑
Canary Wharf65 min ↑
City63 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

11

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park79m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock7.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Cheam· yes
316m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G92%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 16.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB18% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Banstead Downs SSSI — 2.3 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,530 hrs/yr

Sunshine

595 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.9°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.3 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CHEAM FAMILY PRACTICE

THE KNOLL, PARKSIDE, CHEAM, SM3 8BS

6 min walk

84%

Recommend GP

84%

Overall GP experience

2

GPs within 1km

5

Dentists within 1km

4

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalRoyal Marsden Hospital · 2.0 km
Nearest A&EEPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 3.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%67.6%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

39

Parks (1km)

19

Restaurants (800m)

9

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

33

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketLittle Waitrose · 471 m
12 tennis courts18 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

2

Late-night venues

D
443 licensed premises in borough167 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

144m

Post office

Nearby shops

Pouchkines Patisserie240 m
Cheam Village News266 m
WHSmith342 m
S M Pinegar411 m

Nearby cafes

Jaconelli's Espresso Bar136 m
Coffee Zone288 m
Costa375 m
Caffè Nero385 m

Nearby restaurants

Cheam Tandoori Takeaway185 m
Cheam Tandoori192 m
Lal Akash226 m
The Star252 m

Nearby pubs

The Railway209 m
The Harrow345 m
Claret's Wine Bar488 m
The Grumpy Mole538 m

Nearby gyms

Cheam Sports Club349 m
The Chatsworth Studio414 m
Cheam Fields Club541 m

Nearby pharmacies

Mulgrave Road Pharmacy31 m
Frith's Chemist409 m

Nearby health

Cheam Road Dental857 m
Food hygiene (5-star)60% of 67

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
137

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

68

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,200London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
5.2% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 18% of London
Gentrification score22/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal137

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Professional renter

Tenant profile

+4.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

46.3

Price growth score

C
Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route14,648m
Crossrail 2 route7,442m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 21,963 nationally

2,039

Est. population

6,887/km²

61%

Employed

42%

Degree educated

£45,900

Median income

2.9%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityEstablished mixed

40

Community stability

Age profile

23%
20%
22%
17%
17%
Under 1823%
18–3420%
35–4922%
50–6418%
65+17%

Tenure

30%
24%
41%
Own outright30%
Own (mortgage)24%
Private rent41%
Social rent5%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

65%
16%
White British65%
White Other9%
Asian16%
Black3%
Mixed5%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional40%
Routine / semi-routine17%
No car household26%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent41%
Social rent5%

vs. London

Income vs London+9.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
29
Planning apps (12 months)
8
Planning apps (3 years)
16
Local approval rate
50%
Borough approval rate
59%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£130/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
31
Largest scheme
131 homes · Elizabeth House and surrounding buildings, Elizabeth House and surrounding buildings, Park Lane, SM3 8BT
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Anne Boleyn House 9 - 13, Anne Boleyn House 9 - 13, Ewell Road, Cheam, SM3 8BZ31 homes
completed
9-13 Anne Boleyn House Ewell Road Cheam SM3 8BZ, SM3 8BZ28 homes
completed
Century House, Century House, STATION WAY, Cheam, SM3 8SW28 homes
completed
1-7, 1-7, Upper Mulgrave Road, Cheam, SM2 7AY19 homes
completed
Oceantech House, Station Approach, SM2 7AU14 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Lib Dems
Ward majority vote
14.3%
Election year
2026
MP
Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat)
MP majority
3,801
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam

Councillors

Stephen KingdomLib Dems
Melody Lam ThorpeLib Dems
Shimino JesudasLib Dems

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Key facts for SM2 7BA

Full postcodeSM2 7BA
Postcode districtSM2
BoroughLondon Borough of Sutton
WardCheam
Latitude51.354604
Longitude-0.214704
Parliamentary constituencySutton and Cheam
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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