Elm Grove, Sutton, SM1 4EU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SM1 4EU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.4%	50.6%	4.2%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	53.6%	49.4%	-4.2%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SM1 4EU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.2%	48.3%	6.1%	37.9%	10.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.2%	36.3%	5.1%	44.2%	-7.9%
Separated	3%	3.4%	0.4%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	16%	8.2%	-7.8%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	7.6%	3.8%	-3.8%	6.1%	-2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.7%	51.2%	8.5%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	35.5%	32%	-3.5%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	14.3%	11.8%	-2.5%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	4.4%	3.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	21.8%	-6.5%	18.2%	3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	9.2%	-6.0%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	16%	0.4%	13.4%	2.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	5.4%	5.0%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	13.9%	6.7%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	17.7%	30.6%	12.9%	33.8%	-3.2%
Other	15.6%	3.1%	-12.5%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	4.4%	2.8%	-1.6%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.8%	9.7%	4.9%	1.6%	8.1%
Black African	10.6%	16.6%	6.0%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	2%	3.1%	1.1%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	1.3%	-2.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	64.5%	52.2%	-12.3%	81.4%	-29.2%
Arab	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.9%	57.9%	-8.0%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	6.8%	11.7%	4.9%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	7.5%	10.7%	3.2%	2.7%	8.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	12.2%	0.6%	5.6%	6.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	3.3%	0.9%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.8%	58.1%	-5.7%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	2.7%	30.4%	27.7%	9.8%	20.6%
5-10 Years	3.8%	6.4%	2.6%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	12.3%	3.6%	-8.7%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	1.5%	-15.9%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	7.9%	1.5%	6.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	11.5%	13.5%	-2.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.1%	37.2%	-11.1%
Christian	47.1%	46.2%	0.9%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	5.1%	1.7%	3.4%
Muslim	14.3%	6.5%	7.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Elm Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elm Grove was 177.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.7% higher than the Sutton Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Elm Grove has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central and the 46th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 73.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SM1 4EU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Elm Grove are based on 16 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sutton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Elm Grove, Sutton, SM1 4EU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM1 4EU

Average Price
£231,594

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£231,594

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elm Grove

Average Price
£251,873

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£442,720

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£224,610

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elm GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Elm Grove, Sutton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£211,000	2017-09-22	£220,336
2 Elm Grove, Sutton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,000	2012-07-17	£217,846
18 Elm Grove, Sutton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2011-12-02	£251,064
6 Elm Grove, Sutton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,500	2010-05-10	£217,909
23 Elm Grove, Sutton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£142,000	2008-01-16	£206,545

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM1 4EU

Employment

SM1 4EU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SM1 4EU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Self-Employed	37
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	24
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	27
Construction	17
Transport and storage	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Other	5
Education	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,260 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robin Hood Junior School Thorncroft Road , SM1 1RL	3out of 4	217 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robin Hood Infants' School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	615 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Park Primary Academy Greyhound Road , SM1 4AW	4out of 4	627 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School All Saints Road , SM1 3DA	3out of 4	697 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westbourne Primary School Anton Crescent , Collingwood Road SM1 2NT	4out of 4	976 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sutton Grammar School Manor Lane , SM1 4AS	4out of 4	454 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Greenshaw High School Grennell Road , SM1 3DY	3out of 4	1,434 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	1,762 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cheam High School Chatsworth Road , Cheam SM3 8PW	4out of 4	1,763 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Overton Grange School 36 Stanley Road , SM2 6TQ	3out of 4	1,810 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North East Surrey College of Technology Reigate Road , Ewell KT17 3DS	- not rated	4,818 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Limes College Sutton West Centre , SM1 2SD	4out of 4	584 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sutton College of Learning for Adults St Nicholas Way , SM1 1EA	- not rated	667 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sutton High School GDST 55 Cheam Road , Sutton SM1 2AL	- not rated	788 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Homefield Preparatory School Western Road , Sutton SM1 2TE	- not rated	862 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Orchard Hill College of Further Education 8th Floor , The Quadrant SM2 5AS	- not rated	1,040 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sound Lounge	216 - 220 High Street, Sutton	74 yd
East And Tea Co	208 High Street, Sutton	77 yd
Yummeal	208 High Street, Sutton	77 yd
M Manze	226 High Street, Sutton	87 yd
Tim's Cafe	222 High Street, Sutton	87 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Winning Post	265 High Street, Sutton	219 yd
The Crown	285 High Street, Sutton	219 yd
The Robin Hood	52 West Street, Sutton	406 yd
Robin Hood	The Robin Hood, 52 West Street	428 yd
The Sutton Arms	60-62 High Street, Sutton	585 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	171 High Street, Sutton	156 yd
McDonalds	168 - 172 High Street, Sutton	180 yd
Sushi Gourmet	287A High Street, Sutton	219 yd
Frydays Fish And Chips	283 High Street, Sutton	219 yd
Panku Streetfood	Asda, 229 High Street	219 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	262-270 High Street, Sutton	206 yd
Sainsbury's	287A High Street, Sutton	219 yd
Asda	229 High Street, Sutton	219 yd
Farm Foods	2 Lodge Place, Sutton	235 yd
Marks And Spencer	144 - 146 High Street, Sutton	294 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sweat Sutton (Closed) ST. NICHOLAS WAY	health and fitness suite	186 yd
Sutton Grammar School MANOR LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	317 yd
Sutton Grammar School WARWICK ROAD	grass pitches	387 yd
Pure Gym (Sutton Times Square) TIMES SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE TIMES SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	393 yd
Fit Stop (Sutton) (Closed) St. Nicholas House St. Nicholas House St. Nicholas Road	health and fitness suite	462 yd
Sutton Youth Centre (Closed) Robin Hood Lane		561 yd
Trinity United Reformed And Methodist Church TRINITY HALL TRINITY HALL HILL ROAD		620 yd
Spirit Health Club (London Sutton) GIBSON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	638 yd
Go Gym SUTTON PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	748 yd
Sutton High School CHEAM ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	769 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	126.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	83.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SM1 4EU