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Belmont
Sutton, London
PocketsBelmont & South Cheam (Overton Park · The Pastures · north-east)Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road (Banstead Downs · Banstead Road South)Sutton South & Shanklin (The Pastures · Overton Park)Sutton South West
Belmont sits in the south of Sutton on the Downs fringe, a ward whose whole area falls inside a conservation area reflecting the planned nineteenth-century estate character. The four listed buildings are tightly focused: the Grade II Sutton Lodge, the Grade II Clapham Lodge and the Grade II Belmont War Memorial. Eighteen Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach, air quality sits among the cleanest in London, and safety scores sit in the top fifth. Overton Park and the ward's local greens add up to around 13.5 hectares. Transport is moderate, with Belmont on Thameslink and Sutton a longer reach. The honest trade-offs are thin retail with around twenty-three eating places, a cultural footprint confined to the local pub and parades, and a market score that sits in the mid range reflecting the slower south-Sutton tempo and limited rail frequency. It is quiet, green and residential — the trade-off is legibly outer London.
- Strongest89Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong81Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Overton Park (7.7 hectares)
- 54 open venues (24 food and drink, 30 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
60Better than 79% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability75
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)43
- Activity (turnover)72
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Belmont: 148 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
81Better than 96% of London
- Personal safety75
- Property crime89
- Anti-social behaviour84
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
89Better than 97% of London
- Air quality85
- Quietness98
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
12Better than 11% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
54 open venues nearby — 24 food & drink, 30 other.
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Education
48Better than 24% of London
- Primary schools38
- Secondary schools56
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For Belmont: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
45Better than 61% of London
4 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Sutton LodgeGrade II
- Clapham LodgeGrade II
- Belmont War MemorialGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
53Better than 23% of London
- Green spaces76
- Waterways0
Largest green space: Overton Park (8 ha). ~14 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Belmont safe?
- Belmont scores 81 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Belmont a good place to live?
- Belmont scores 47 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are air & quiet (89) and safety (81); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Belmont?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Belmont 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Belmont expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Belmont is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 15/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Belmont?
- Belmont scores 48 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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