Strong on schools, with safety and transport to consider
Sutton at a glance
- House prices
- £335,000
- Middle61st percentile
- Schools
- 96th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 3rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 95.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak27th percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle70th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Sutton a good place to live?
Sutton may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bassetlaw below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Sutton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 95.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Sutton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £335,000
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 22 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Sutton
Schools
96th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Sutton
Flood risk
11.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5% of the area. That is the 70th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Sutton
Transport
3rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Sutton a good place to live?
Sutton may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Sutton safe?
Sutton ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Sutton?
The median sale price was £335,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 61st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Sutton?
Schools rank in the 96th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Sutton?
Nearby public profiles include Sturton in Bassetlaw and East Markham in Bassetlaw.
