"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Sutton.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Sutton.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Sutton.

Dataset

House Prices
Sutton
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSutton 1995-12-01: 89000Sutton 1996-03-01: 94000Sutton 1996-06-01: 85250Sutton 1996-09-01: 90000Sutton 1996-12-01: 80575Sutton 1997-03-01: 87000Sutton 1997-06-01: 90000Sutton 1997-09-01: 87000Sutton 1997-12-01: 88000Sutton 1998-03-01: 86500Sutton 1998-06-01: 86500Sutton 1998-09-01: 87675Sutton 1998-12-01: 93000Sutton 1999-03-01: 93125Sutton 1999-06-01: 89000Sutton 1999-09-01: 94000Sutton 1999-12-01: 88375Sutton 2000-03-01: 87000Sutton 2000-06-01: 99475Sutton 2000-09-01: 110750Sutton 2000-12-01: 122500Sutton 2001-03-01: 123500Sutton 2001-06-01: 141500Sutton 2001-09-01: 152000Sutton 2001-12-01: 164000Sutton 2002-03-01: 159950Sutton 2002-06-01: 162500Sutton 2002-09-01: 165000Sutton 2002-12-01: 159950Sutton 2003-03-01: 159950Sutton 2003-06-01: 182500Sutton 2003-09-01: 168500Sutton 2003-12-01: 171000Sutton 2004-03-01: 176500Sutton 2004-06-01: 171000Sutton 2004-09-01: 197500Sutton 2004-12-01: 211000Sutton 2005-03-01: 211000Sutton 2005-06-01: 218000Sutton 2005-09-01: 202475Sutton 2005-12-01: 215500Sutton 2006-03-01: 227500Sutton 2006-06-01: 230000Sutton 2006-09-01: 241225Sutton 2006-12-01: 245250Sutton 2007-03-01: 242500Sutton 2007-06-01: 247975Sutton 2007-09-01: 237500Sutton 2007-12-01: 235000Sutton 2008-03-01: 242950Sutton 2008-06-01: 248950Sutton 2008-09-01: 267500Sutton 2008-12-01: 249997.5Sutton 2009-03-01: 221000Sutton 2009-06-01: 220000Sutton 2009-09-01: 185000Sutton 2009-12-01: 175000Sutton 2010-03-01: 216000Sutton 2010-06-01: 220000Sutton 2010-09-01: 227500Sutton 2010-12-01: 231250Sutton 2011-03-01: 239975Sutton 2011-06-01: 240000Sutton 2011-09-01: 230000Sutton 2011-12-01: 232500Sutton 2012-03-01: 242000Sutton 2012-06-01: 231250Sutton 2012-09-01: 248500Sutton 2012-12-01: 245500Sutton 2013-03-01: 216000Sutton 2013-06-01: 205750Sutton 2013-09-01: 185000Sutton 2013-12-01: 180225Sutton 2014-03-01: 225000Sutton 2014-06-01: 231250Sutton 2014-09-01: 234500Sutton 2014-12-01: 240000Sutton 2015-03-01: 238000Sutton 2015-06-01: 221225Sutton 2015-09-01: 224950Sutton 2015-12-01: 230000Sutton 2016-03-01: 226225Sutton 2016-06-01: 236250Sutton 2016-09-01: 250000Sutton 2016-12-01: 240000Sutton 2017-03-01: 255000Sutton 2017-06-01: 255000Sutton 2017-09-01: 275000Sutton 2017-12-01: 290000Sutton 2018-03-01: 275000Sutton 2018-06-01: 295000Sutton 2018-09-01: 320000Sutton 2018-12-01: 320000Sutton 2019-03-01: 319975Sutton 2019-06-01: 296000Sutton 2019-09-01: 279500Sutton 2019-12-01: 295000Sutton 2020-03-01: 296000Sutton 2020-06-01: 307000Sutton 2020-09-01: 314000Sutton 2020-12-01: 286250Sutton 2021-03-01: 292000Sutton 2021-06-01: 302475Sutton 2021-09-01: 305000Sutton 2021-12-01: 375000Sutton 2022-03-01: 386000Sutton 2022-06-01: 375000Sutton 2022-09-01: 388000Sutton 2022-12-01: 381000Sutton 2023-03-01: 381000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Sutton.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Sutton, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Sutton. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Sutton. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Sutton. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Sutton.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.