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Sutton has the fourth-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (40.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the ninth-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (76.6%) of the 296 councils in England.

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The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%Before19008%1900–191840%1919–19398%1945–196414%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%<19008%190040%19198%194514%196510%19838%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1965 to 1982 (14.5%) and from 1983 to 1999 (10.0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.1%, 6.8 points below the share for England. Some 4,380 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 13.7% of these newer homes and 10.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2017, with 890 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 210 homes (+0.24%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEBuilt before 2016BCDEF

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Sutton gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (32.9%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 10.5%, is 32.6 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Merton. Band H, the top band, holds 290 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA1.2%B9.3%C32.9%D28.7%E15.0%F8.2%G4.4%H0.3%SuttonLondonEngland

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Sutton is flats and maisonettes at 38.8%, followed in turn by terraced houses (28.2%), semi-detached houses (22.5%), detached houses (8.0%) and bungalows (2.0%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 18.7 points below the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Watford, followed by Salford and Reading.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes38.8%BCDTerraced houses28.2%CDESemi-detached houses22.5%DEFDetached houses8.0%EFGBungalows2.0%DEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.9%) and one-bedroom (16.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.53 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.6%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.6%2 bedrooms30.9%3 bedrooms40.0%4 bedrooms9.3%5 bedrooms2.5%6+ bedrooms0.8%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Sutton are Rochford (8.7), Enfield (12.3) and West Oxfordshire (13.5); the furthest within London is the City of London (94.9).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Sutton comes 17th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Enfield and just ahead of Ealing. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSutton 13%1%53%