SM5 is a district with notable trade-offs with strong education and health scores. However, affordability and safety scores are below average. Average house prices of £492K sit close to the London median, and crime levels are 31% below the London average.
Best for:Health-conscious residents
🛡️Safety
25
31% below avg
🎓Schools
76
94.1% Good or Outstanding
🚇Transport
61
3 rail stations nearby
💷Afford.
21
Avg £491,779
🌿Environ.
50
Good air quality · 31% green
❤️Health
85
5/8 GPs accepting patients
📚Education
91
Above average
👥Community
79
Strong community
🛡️
Crime & Safety
31% below avg
Stable288 offences/mo → 247 offences/mo
Monthly avg: 282Peak: 375Low: 204
Source: data.police.uk | Rolling 12 months
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House Prices
+0.4%
Average
£491,779
Median
£440,000
Sales (12m)
393
YoY Change
-4.9%
Sales Volume
159
10
61
104
69
Source: HM Land Registry PPD | Aggregated to postcode district
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Schools
19 nearby
Source: Ofsted | Distances from district centre
🚇
Transport
16 stops
Stations & stops
Bus stops
Source: NaPTAN / ATOC | Distances from district centre
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Demographics
209,639 residents
White
68.3%
Ldn 53.8%
Asian
17.5%
Ldn 20.7%
Black
5.9%
Ldn 13.5%
Mixed
4.8%
Ldn 5.7%
Other
3.4%
Ldn 6.3%
SM5 has a similar ethnic makeup to the London average. The vertical markers show the London average.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS021, TS007a) | Aggregated from LSOA to postcode district
This page covers the SM5 postcode district, which includes all postcodes starting with SM5 (e.g. SM5 3RG, SM5 4AB, SM5 5XX). All postcodes within SM5 share the same district-level data.
Data last updated March 2026 · Official UK government sources