"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: 44500Sutton 1996-03-01: 44000Sutton 1996-06-01: 44000Sutton 1996-09-01: 44225Sutton 1996-12-01: 44475Sutton 1997-03-01: 44475Sutton 1997-06-01: 44475Sutton 1997-09-01: 44000Sutton 1997-12-01: 43500Sutton 1998-03-01: 44000Sutton 1998-06-01: 42700Sutton 1998-09-01: 43000Sutton 1998-12-01: 43000Sutton 1999-03-01: 43950Sutton 1999-06-01: 45995Sutton 1999-09-01: 45500Sutton 1999-12-01: 46500Sutton 2000-03-01: 46500Sutton 2000-06-01: 46000Sutton 2000-09-01: 46500Sutton 2000-12-01: 46500Sutton 2001-03-01: 46247.5Sutton 2001-06-01: 47000Sutton 2001-09-01: 45975Sutton 2001-12-01: 47500Sutton 2002-03-01: 46750Sutton 2002-06-01: 48000Sutton 2002-09-01: 50000Sutton 2002-12-01: 54000Sutton 2003-03-01: 56972.5Sutton 2003-06-01: 59997.5Sutton 2003-09-01: 68500Sutton 2003-12-01: 69000Sutton 2004-03-01: 70000Sutton 2004-06-01: 74950Sutton 2004-09-01: 78000Sutton 2004-12-01: 83375Sutton 2005-03-01: 85000Sutton 2005-06-01: 90000Sutton 2005-09-01: 93000Sutton 2005-12-01: 98000Sutton 2006-03-01: 95000Sutton 2006-06-01: 96000Sutton 2006-09-01: 99975Sutton 2006-12-01: 103000Sutton 2007-03-01: 107000Sutton 2007-06-01: 108000Sutton 2007-09-01: 110000Sutton 2007-12-01: 111750Sutton 2008-03-01: 109975Sutton 2008-06-01: 110500Sutton 2008-09-01: 110000Sutton 2008-12-01: 108500Sutton 2009-03-01: 110000Sutton 2009-06-01: 105000Sutton 2009-09-01: 103975Sutton 2009-12-01: 105000Sutton 2010-03-01: 105000Sutton 2010-06-01: 108000Sutton 2010-09-01: 105500Sutton 2010-12-01: 104975Sutton 2011-03-01: 104950Sutton 2011-06-01: 103000Sutton 2011-09-01: 101750Sutton 2011-12-01: 102500Sutton 2012-03-01: 102500Sutton 2012-06-01: 99500Sutton 2012-09-01: 104000Sutton 2012-12-01: 105000Sutton 2013-03-01: 100000Sutton 2013-06-01: 102000Sutton 2013-09-01: 99975Sutton 2013-12-01: 98975Sutton 2014-03-01: 106200Sutton 2014-06-01: 109500Sutton 2014-09-01: 110000Sutton 2014-12-01: 110000Sutton 2015-03-01: 108000Sutton 2015-06-01: 108000Sutton 2015-09-01: 110000Sutton 2015-12-01: 107000Sutton 2016-03-01: 110000Sutton 2016-06-01: 115000Sutton 2016-09-01: 118000Sutton 2016-12-01: 122750Sutton 2017-03-01: 121750Sutton 2017-06-01: 120000Sutton 2017-09-01: 119500Sutton 2017-12-01: 118500Sutton 2018-03-01: 119000Sutton 2018-06-01: 125000Sutton 2018-09-01: 129500Sutton 2018-12-01: 131250Sutton 2019-03-01: 132247.5Sutton 2019-06-01: 132000Sutton 2019-09-01: 132500Sutton 2019-12-01: 131995Sutton 2020-03-01: 132000Sutton 2020-06-01: 133495Sutton 2020-09-01: 133250Sutton 2020-12-01: 143995Sutton 2021-03-01: 145000Sutton 2021-06-01: 149950Sutton 2021-09-01: 150000Sutton 2021-12-01: 156000Sutton 2022-03-01: 160000Sutton 2022-06-01: 160000Sutton 2022-09-01: 170000Sutton 2022-12-01: 165000Sutton 2023-03-01: 165000

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.