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Cheam

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11,374 people · median £450,000 · Sutton

↑ Sutton (district)

Among the least deprived

Sutton Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 51/55 seats · 93% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population11,374

0–14

18%

15–24

10%

25–44

26%

45–64

27%

65+

19%

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Median age42

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate63%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.1%

Self-employed · of people in work18.6%

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Retired17.7%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified47%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications12.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.46/10

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Happiness7.41/10

Feels worthwhile7.79/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.47/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

8.4/10

Employment

8.6/10

Education & skills

9.4/10

Health & disability

8.9/10

Crime

8.3/10

Housing & services

7.7/10

Living environment

5.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

73%

own their home

72%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 18%

ONS Census 2021

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