Guy Road, Wallington, SM6 7LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SM6 7LY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	49.9%	1.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	51.5%	50.1%	-1.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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	41.9%	38.1%	-3.8%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	38.1%	40.6%	2.5%	44.2%	-3.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.8%	5%	1.2%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	10.6%	10.3%	-0.3%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	4.9%	5.3%	0.4%	6.1%	-0.8%

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%	47.6%	3.4%	48.4%	-0.8%
Good health	36.3%	31.5%	-4.8%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	12.6%	12%	-0.6%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	4.4%	6.5%	2.1%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	1.2%	1.2%

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%	20.7%	-7.6%	18.2%	2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	10.7%	-2.1%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	15.4%	2.2%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	15%	0.7%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	32.9%	11.8%	33.8%	-0.9%
Other	7.5%	1.1%	-6.4%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.6% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	3.5%	6%	2.5%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	2%	8.2%	6.2%	2.7%	5.5%
Other Asian	4.4%	5.7%	1.3%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	76.9%	66.6%	-10.3%	81.4%	-14.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.1%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.1%	76.5%	-8.6%	83.2%	-6.7%
European Union	4.4%	6.3%	1.9%	6.1%	0.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	10.1%	4.8%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.3%	76.3%	-7.0%	83.2%	-6.9%
10+ Years	0.6%	20.4%	19.8%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	3.2%	0.5%	-2.7%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	0.5%	-8.9%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.6%	76.7%	3.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38%	37.2%	0.8%
Christian	37.4%	46.2%	-8.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Guy Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Guy Road was 125.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.8% higher than the Beddington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Guy Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington and the 88th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.0%.

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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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SM6 7LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Guy Road are based on 115 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 Guy Road, Wallington, SM6 7LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM6 7LY

Average Price
£490,148

Semi-Detached
£509,115

Terraced
£471,058

Detached
£625,008

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Guy Road

Average Price
£453,747

Semi-Detached
£483,048

Terraced
£435,562

Detached
£468,989

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Guy Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Guy Road, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2025-03-28	£410,323
80 Guy Road, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£432,000	2023-09-15	£434,703
84 Guy Road, Wallington, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2022-09-22	£1,071,169
84 Guy Road, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2022-09-22	£471,324
24 Guy Road, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£405,000	2021-11-24	£434,733

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM6 7LY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	80
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	11
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Transport and storage	25
Construction	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	13
Information and communication	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

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	2,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	4,002 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	4,054 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	4,175 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beddington Park Academy Mallinson Road , CR0 4UL	- not rated	272 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beddington Infants' School Croydon Road , SM6 7LF	3out of 4	730 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School Holy Trinity Cofe Junior School , Bute Road SM6 8BZ	3out of 4	912 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
High View Primary School The Chase , SM6 8JT	3out of 4	1,179 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bandon Hill Primary School Sandy Lane South , SM6 9QU	- not rated	1,605 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wallington County Grammar School Croydon Road , SM6 7PH	4out of 4	1,028 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	1,630 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	3out of 4	2,455 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton High School for Girls West Street , SM5 2QX	3out of 4	2,523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	2,673 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,047 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	5,020 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherwood Park School Streeters Lane , SM6 7NP	3out of 4	168 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy Church Road , SM6 7NH	3out of 4	245 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Link Primary School 138 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PG	4out of 4	688 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	1out of 4	978 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Collingwood School 3 Springfield Road , SM6 0BD	- not rated	1,649 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caterlink Ltd At Sherwood Park School	Sherwood Park School, Streeters Lane	177 yd
Mum's Cafe	13 The Broadway, Beddington	476 yd
Asif	4 The Broadway, Beddington	477 yd
Pavilion Cafe	Cafe, Beddington Park Pavilion	490 yd
Cricket For Change	Cricket For Change Cricket Centre, Plough Lane	789 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Harvest Home Pub	Harvest Home, 27 Beddington Lane		263 yd
The Plough	The Plough Inn, The Broadway		425 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Donner Donner	Unit 3, Anchor Business Park	393 yd
Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine	202 Croydon Road, Beddington	393 yd
Beddington Kebab And Pizza	190 Croydon Road, Beddington	403 yd
R Cake	Unit 11, 106 Beddington Lane	410 yd
CassPea	Unit 23, 106 Beddington Lane	410 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda	Marlowe Way, Beddington		781 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Carew Academy CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	380 yd
Beddington Cricket Club BEDDINGTON PARK BEDDINGTON PARK CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	725 yd
The Change Foundation CRICKET CENTRE CRICKET CENTRE PLOUGH LANE	grass pitches	772 yd
Link Secondary School 82-86 82-86 CROYDON ROAD		854 yd
Beddington Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	916 yd
Sheen Way Sports Ground (Closed) Sheen Way	grass pitches	1,054 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.0%

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	4.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	31.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SM6 7LY