Plough Lane, Wallington, SM6 8LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SM6 8LN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	50.1%	49.7%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	49.9%	50.3%	0.4%	49.0%	1.3%

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 SM6 8LN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.7% 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	34.6%	42.7%	8.1%	37.9%	4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	45.1%	-4.9%	44.2%	0.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.1%	2.4%	0.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.9%	5.2%	-2.7%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	4.6%	4.6%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.3%	51.4%	-2.9%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	33.9%	35.4%	1.5%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	9.2%	10.9%	1.7%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	15.4%	11%	-4.4%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	9.8%	-4.5%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	15.2%	-0.9%	13.4%	1.8%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	4.6%	0.7%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	16.5%	4.4%	16.9%	-0.4%
Degree or Similar	31.8%	41.2%	9.4%	33.8%	7.4%
Other	6.4%	1.8%	-4.6%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.9% 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	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	2.1%	4.9%	2.8%	3.1%	1.8%
Pakistani	1%	1.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	8.1%	13.9%	5.8%	1.6%	12.3%
Black African	2.4%	4.4%	2.0%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	71.4%	61.9%	-9.5%	81.4%	-19.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.5% 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	81.9%	77.5%	-4.4%	83.2%	-5.7%
European Union	4.7%	6.5%	1.8%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	11.1%	2.7%	5.6%	5.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.6%	77.9%	-3.7%	83.2%	-5.3%
10+ Years	1%	17.7%	16.7%	9.8%	7.9%
5-10 Years	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	0.2%	-9.0%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.4%	76.7%	3.7%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.2%	37.2%	0.0%
Christian	37.6%	46.2%	-8.6%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	13.9%	1.7%	12.2%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	1.6%	6.0%	-4.4%

Safety

Is Plough Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Plough Lane was 38.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.9% lower than the Beddington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Plough Lane has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington and the 209th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 79.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 8LN, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Plough Lane are based on 145 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 Plough Lane, Wallington, SM6 8LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM6 8LN

Average Price
£580,900

Semi-Detached
£624,384

Terraced
£548,287

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Plough Lane

Average Price
£409,321

Semi-Detached
£569,643

Terraced
£475,443

Detached
£742,409

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,323

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Plough LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Plough Lane, Wallington, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2024-02-21	£574,268
62 Plough Lane, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£585,000	2023-11-27	£601,839
68 Plough Lane, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£515,000	2022-01-31	£549,144
52 Plough Lane, Wallington, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2018-07-06	£610,289
68 Plough Lane, Wallington, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2015-06-12	£537,683

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM6 8LN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SM6 8LN 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	129
Part-Time Employee	47
Retired	36
Self-Employed	34
Student (economically inactive)	26
Other	16
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	21
Construction	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Information and communication	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	2,961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,383 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	4,185 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	4,655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,045 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
High View Primary School The Chase , SM6 8JT	3out of 4	248 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bandon Hill Primary School Sandy Lane South , SM6 9QU	- not rated	695 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Foresters Primary School Redford Avenue , SM6 9DP	3out of 4	863 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elphege's RC Junior School Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY	4out of 4	884 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Elphege's RC Infants' School Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY	4out of 4	884 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	594 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wallington County Grammar School Croydon Road , SM6 7PH	4out of 4	1,453 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The John Fisher School Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP	3out of 4	2,092 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Wallington High School for Girls Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH	3out of 4	2,158 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	4out of 4	2,200 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	3,088 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Link Primary School 138 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PG	4out of 4	704 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	1out of 4	906 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sherwood Park School Streeters Lane , SM6 7NP	3out of 4	915 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy Church Road , SM6 7NH	3out of 4	1,218 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Collingwood School 3 Springfield Road , SM6 0BD	- not rated	1,467 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
Cricket For Change	Cricket For Change Cricket Centre, Plough Lane	294 yd
Mellows Park Cafe	Mellows Pavilion Cafe, Mellows Park	473 yd
Asif	4 The Broadway, Beddington	612 yd
Mum's Cafe	13 The Broadway, Beddington	612 yd
Foresters Primary School - Kitchen	Foresters Primary School, Redford Avenue	655 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Plough	The Plough Inn, The Broadway		660 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite	21 The Broadway, Beddington	569 yd
Zen Kitchen	11 The Broadway, Beddington	625 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	312 Stafford Road, Wallington	656 yd
Super Pizza And Perfect Kebab	142 Stafford Road, Wallington	661 yd
Olive Tandoori Night	187 Stafford Road, Wallington	674 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mellows Park Stafford Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	291 yd
The Change Foundation CRICKET CENTRE CRICKET CENTRE PLOUGH LANE	grass pitches	300 yd
Wilsons School MOLLISON DRIVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	477 yd
Wallington Sports & Social Club MOLLISON DRIVE	grass pitches	520 yd
Sheen Way Sports Ground (Closed) Sheen Way	grass pitches	576 yd
Croygas Sports Club MOLLISON DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	653 yd
Powerleague (Croydon) Pavilion Pavilion Hannibal Way	artificial grass pitch	669 yd
Foresters Primary School REDFORD AVENUE	grass pitches	840 yd
Link Secondary School 82-86 82-86 CROYDON ROAD		877 yd
David Lloyd (Purley) HANNIBAL WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool	913 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	95.2%

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	75.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SM6 8LN