Shearing Drive, Carshalton, SM5 1BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SM5 1BL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.1%	51.3%	-3.8%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	44.9%	48.7%	3.8%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.7%	38.6%	-0.1%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.6%	39.4%	-0.2%	44.2%	-4.8%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4%	4.5%	0.5%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	9.5%	11.9%	2.4%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	7.8%	5%	-2.8%	6.1%	-1.1%

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	44.2%	42.7%	-1.5%	48.4%	-5.7%
Good health	32.2%	35.7%	3.5%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	17.7%	13.4%	-4.3%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	4.6%	6.2%	1.6%	4.0%	2.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	2%	0.7%	1.2%	0.8%

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	35.5%	25.4%	-10.1%	18.2%	7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	12.7%	-2.9%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	15.6%	-0.6%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	5.6%	3.9%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	13%	0.6%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	12.4%	24.3%	11.9%	33.8%	-9.5%
Other	6.1%	3.4%	-2.7%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.7% 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	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.7%	2%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	1.5%	5.3%	3.8%	2.7%	2.6%
Other Asian	7.2%	8.6%	1.4%	1.6%	7.0%
Black African	2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
White	78.3%	66.7%	-11.6%	81.4%	-14.7%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.7%	4.4%	3.7%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.5% 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	84.5%	72.5%	-12.0%	83.2%	-10.7%
European Union	3.3%	9.9%	6.6%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	9%	12.1%	3.1%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.4%	72.8%	-10.6%	83.2%	-10.4%
10+ Years	1.1%	19%	17.9%	9.8%	9.2%
5-10 Years	2.8%	5.3%	2.5%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	4.6%	1.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	8.1%	1.1%	-7.0%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.8%	76.7%	-0.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.6%	37.2%	-7.6%
Christian	47.7%	46.2%	1.5%
Hindu	6.4%	1.7%	4.7%
Muslim	6.6%	6.5%	0.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Shearing Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shearing Drive was 102.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.8% higher than the St Helier East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Shearing Drive has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Helier East and the 131st highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SM5 1BL, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (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 Shearing Drive are based on 9 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 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, SM5 1BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM5 1BL

Average Price
£224,498

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£224,498

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shearing Drive

Average Price
£213,854

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£213,854

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shearing DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2024-03-22	£219,072
13 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2021-04-23	£220,609
13 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£161,000	2014-06-10	£226,842
13 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,500	2013-10-25	£209,349
40 Shearing Drive, Carshalton, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£138,000	2013-07-26	£218,211

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM5 1BL

Employment

SM5 1BL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	120
Retired	63
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Human health and social work activities	32
Construction	26
Education	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	1,941 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	2,988 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Primary School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	3out of 4	109 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Montacute Road , SM4 6RL	3out of 4	523 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tweeddale Primary School Tweeddale Road , SM5 1SW	3out of 4	621 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Wrythe Primary School Green Wrythe Lane , SM5 1JP	3out of 4	769 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Primary School Glastonbury Road , SM4 6NY	3out of 4	947 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	793 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenshaw High School Grennell Road , SM1 3DY	3out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	1,298 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton Boys Sports College Winchcombe Road , SM5 1RW	3out of 4	1,422 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Carshalton High School for Girls West Street , SM5 2QX	3out of 4	2,464 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	4,983 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canterbury Campus Canterbury Road , SM4 6PT	3out of 4	433 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wandle Valley Academy Welbeck Road , SM5 1LW	3out of 4	1,314 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Perseid School Bordesley Road , SM4 5LT	4out of 4	1,372 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The London Acorn School Morden Cottage , Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD	- not rated	1,909 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	2,094 yd	Community special school	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
Pre school - Jancett childcare	Nursery School, Newminster Children's Centre	218 yd
Star Express	326 Wrythe Lane, Carshalton	407 yd
Top Tier Cafe	David Weir Leisure Centre, Middleton Road	418 yd
Ayrra Express	43 The Market, Wrythe Lane	453 yd
Rosehill Cafe	5 The Market, Wrythe Lane	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Full Moon Pizza	320 Wrythe Lane, Carshalton	407 yd
Choo	322 Wrythe Lane, Carshalton	407 yd
Yuga's Oorchsuvai	36 The Market, Wrythe Lane	454 yd
Favorite Chicken And Ribs	21 The Market, Wrythe Lane	458 yd
Fish R Us	17 The Market, Wrythe Lane	458 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saint Helier Community Centre Hill House Hill House Bishopsford Road		170 yd
Malmesbury Primary School MALMESBURY ROAD	grass pitches	226 yd
David Weir Leisure Centre TWEEDDALE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	373 yd
St Helier Open Space Tweeddale Road	grass pitches	460 yd
Thomas Wall Park Green Lane	grass pitches	579 yd
The Quad GREEN WRYTHE LANE		598 yd
Green Wrythe Primary School GREEN WRYTHE LANE	grass pitches	676 yd
Harris Academy Morden LILLESHALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	827 yd
Rosehill Community Association ROSEHILL RECREATION GROUND ROSEHILL RECREATION GROUND ROSE HILL		940 yd
Abbey Primary School 137-141 137-141 GLASTONBURY ROAD	grass pitches	1,006 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	400 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	400 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	35.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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