Residential dwellings
17,686
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SM6 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,587/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SM6?
SM6: residential dwellings 17,686.
HMO-shaped dwellings
2.1%
SM6 ranks 3rd of 5 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 11,211
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.9%
- EPC A or B
- 14%
- EPC D or worse
- 47%
What does SM6 earn?
SM6: asking rent £1,587/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 346 lets).
Asking rent
£1,587/month 12 months to Sep 2026
346 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 346 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
704 lets
-9.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 704 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
227 on 10 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 10 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SM6 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SM6 runs from £1,274/month for 1 bedroom to £2,325/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,274/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 297 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,645/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 230 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,325/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 59 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns SM6?
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 453 units in SM6 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords64% of classified · 289 units
- Housing associations18% of classified · 82 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 61 units
- RMC4.4% of classified · 20 units
- Offshore companies0.2% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SM6 rank?
SM6 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Sutton for asking rent, at £1,587/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Sutton
SM6 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Sutton for asking rent, at £1,587/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SM3 | £2,037/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 164 | measured |
| 2 | SM5 | £1,983/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 238 | measured |
| 3 | SM2 | £1,819/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 378 | measured |
| 4 | SM1 | £1,789/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 544 | measured |
| 5 | SM6 | £1,587/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 346 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Sutton
SM6 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Sutton for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SM1 | 6.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,014 | measured |
| 2 | SM2 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 818 | measured |
| 3 | SM3 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 319 | measured |
| 4 | SM6 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 704 | measured |
| 5 | SM5 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 507 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Sutton
Where next from SM6?
- SuttonThe wider market this area sits in.
- SM1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,244/m² · Sep 2026
- SM2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,631/m² · Sep 2026
- SM3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,258/m² · Sep 2026
- SM5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,112/m² · Sep 2026
- CR0Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,675/m² · Sep 2026
- CR2Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,854/m² · Sep 2026
- CR4Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,200/m² · Sep 2026
- CR8Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,757/m² · Sep 2026
- CR5Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,283/m² · Sep 2026
- SM7Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,511/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SM6
- What is the average rent in SM6?
- Homes to let in SM6 asked a median £1,587/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 346 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SM6?
- 4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 704 lets. -9.3% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SM6?
- SM6 has 17,686 homes, 2.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SM6
- Property values in SM6Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SM6Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SM6What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SM6What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SM6Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SM6What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SM6Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 346 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 704 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 10 Nov 2026 | 10 Nov 2026 | — |