Photo: A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 3.0Life expectancy in Sutton runs ahead of the figure across England: 80.2 for men and 84.3 for women
England as a whole stood at 79.1 and 83.0 over 2019 to 2023. Inside the borough, men’s life expectancy runs from 76.6 in Sutton Central to 83.7 in Wallington South, 2 miles apart. Sutton grades B− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #11 of 33 in London.
What stands out about health in Sutton
A 7-year gap from one part of Sutton to another
Men in Wallington South can expect to live to 83.7, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Sutton Central, 2 miles away, the figure is 76.6, and Sutton Central records 134 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 80.8 in Sutton Central to 89.0 in Wallington South. Neighbourhoods ↓
More patients are seen within four hours than across England, but 12-hour waits for a bed are commoner
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the A&E at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, saw 67% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 24th of 117 trusts. 37% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
NHS dentists are easier to get than in most of England
Of adults in the South West London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, 87% succeeded, 4th highest of 36; across England it was 82%. Dentists ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Sutton grades B− for health
Healthier than 47% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
What holds the grade back: emergency admissions and preventable deaths (better than 23% and 36% of UK towns). What lifts it: disability (70%) and women’s life expectancy (57%). Among the 46 UK towns of 146,000 to 282,000 people, Sutton’s Health Grade is the 7th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Sutton runs from 76.6 to 83.7
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Sutton’s 23 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Roundshaw, where 38% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 77.8. Sutton Central has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (134 per 100 expected), against 68 in Wallington South.
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| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallington South | 83.7 | 89.0 | 68 | 93 | 16% | 17% |
| Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road | 83.5 | 85.8 | 58 | 78 | 15% | 6.9% |
| Cheam High Street | 82.9 | 87.0 | 69 | 86 | 13% | 8.9% |
| Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse | 82.5 | 86.5 | 74 | 84 | 15% | 12% |
| Worcester Park East | 82.1 | 86.1 | 62 | 92 | 18% | 17% |
| North Cheam East | 82.0 | 87.2 | 69 | 97 | 14% | 10% |
| Sutton West | 81.8 | 85.7 | 86 | 94 | 20% | 19% |
| North Cheam West | 81.7 | 86.6 | 64 | 95 | 18% | 12% |
| Belmont & South Cheam | 81.3 | 83.2 | 72 | 83 | 17% | 6.9% |
| Stonecot | 81.2 | 82.7 | 80 | 103 | 15% | 13% |
| Carshalton Village | 80.9 | 84.3 | 80 | 87 | 15% | 13% |
| Sutton North | 80.9 | 85.0 | 76 | 91 | 16% | 13% |
| The Wrythe | 80.3 | 82.6 | 87 | 121 | 24% | 24% |
| Sutton East | 79.6 | 84.5 | 97 | 98 | 15% | 15% |
| Carshalton on the Hill | 79.4 | 86.1 | 81 | 103 | 17% | 17% |
| Beddington | 78.9 | 85.9 | 94 | 90 | 24% | 16% |
| Hackbridge | 78.4 | 83.2 | 97 | 103 | 20% | 19% |
| Sutton South West | 78.3 | 82.6 | 96 | 95 | 19% | 17% |
| Wallington North | 78.0 | 83.6 | 93 | 96 | 23% | 19% |
| Roundshaw | 77.8 | 81.1 | 127 | 127 | 24% | 38% |
| Sutton South & Shanklin | 77.5 | 80.8 | 104 | 108 | 16% | 26% |
| Middleton Circle | 77.1 | 82.1 | 115 | 127 | 25% | 35% |
| Sutton Central | 76.6 | 80.8 | 134 | 126 | 20% | 27% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Sutton Central’s men’s life expectancy is 76.6 with a 95% range of 75.1 to 78.2. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Sutton; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals saw 67% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust runs the A&E at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, the nearest to Sutton (1 mi).
The share seen within four hours slipped from an average of 68% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 64% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 96% of trusts: 9,208 patients in 12 months, 37% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2026), the hospital overall requires improvement (2026).
London trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mi | St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children A&E Carshalton · Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 1.6 mi | Sutton Hospital Sutton · Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.4 mi | Purley War Memorial Hospital Purley · Croydon Health Services NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.6 mi | Croydon University Hospital A&E Croydon · Croydon Health Services NHS Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 3.6 mi | Moorfields at Croydon University Hospital Croydon · Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 4.2 mi | St George's Hospital (Tooting) A&E London · St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 4.8 mi | Epsom General Hospital A&E Epsom · Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | Good2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 5.4 mi | Kingston Hospital A&E Kingston Upon Thames · Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust | Good2022 | Good2018 |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
87% of adults in the South West London area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Sutton).
South West London has the 4th highest of England’s 36 health areas; across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of South West London patients who did, 76% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Men’s life expectancy in Sutton is about what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
18% of Sutton’s residents are income-deprived, about the middle for English towns. For that level, the line predicts 79.9 years for men; Sutton’s is 80.2. For women it predicts 83.7, and Sutton’s 84.3 is 0.6 years above.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Sutton
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
78% of patients rate Sutton’s 21 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 15th of 43 English towns of 146,000 to 282,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Road Practice SM1 2DB · 8,958 adult patients | 92% good · range 84%–97% | 76% | 76% | Good2017 |
| Park Road Medical Centre SM6 8AW · 3,705 adult patients | 90% good · range 87%–93% | 82% | 94% | Good2026 |
| Hackbridge Medical Centre SM6 7DS · 5,650 adult patients | 89% good · range 84%–92% | 86% | 92% | Not rated |
| The Wrythe Green Surgery SM5 2RE · 12,954 adult patients | 88% good · range 73%–95% | 73% | 86% | Good2026 |
| Maldon Road Surgery SM6 8BL · 3,654 adult patients | 86% good · range 82%–89% | 74% | 77% | Good2023 |
| Mulgrave Road Surgery SM2 6LX · 7,069 adult patients | 86% good · range 80%–90% | 71% | 83% | Good2016 |
| The Old Court House Surgery SM1 4AF · 10,789 adult patients | 85% good · range 72%–93% | 82% | 78% | Good2016 |
| Benhill and Belmont Practice SM1 4EB · 9,524 adult patients | 84% good · range 75%–90% | 81% | 51% | Good2017 |
| Wallington Family Practice SM6 0HY · 15,448 adult patients | 80% good · range 55%–93% | 56% | 70% | Good2025 |
| Stonecot Surgery SM3 9EY · 8,222 adult patients | 80% good · range 70%–87% | 61% | 84% | Outstanding2026 |
| Circle GP Surgery SM5 1JF · 7,888 adult patients | 78% good · range 68%–86% | 52% | 75% | Good2023 |
| The Chesser Surgery SM5 2RT · 5,063 adult patients | 78% good · range 71%–84% | 70% | 65% | Requires improvement2025 |
| Bishopsford Road Medical Centre SM4 6BH · 3,967 adult patients | 77% good · range 73%–81% | 74% | 83% | Good2023 |
| Dr Seyan & Partners SM1 2RJ · 12,018 adult patients | 76% good · range 57%–89% | 41% | 49% | Good2016 |
| Beeches Surgery SM5 3RB · 4,494 adult patients | 76% good · range 70%–81% | 63% | 77% | Good2025 |
| Cheam Family Practice SM3 8BS · 10,934 adult patients | 74% good · range 62%–84% | 68% | 78% | Good2026 |
| James O'Riordan Medical Centre SM3 9HE · 7,229 adult patients | 71% good · range 63%–78% | 57% | 77% | Good2022 |
| Dr Hafeez and Partner SM1 4NG · 4,178 adult patients | 70% good · range 63%–75% | 56% | 62% | Good2022 |
| Shotfield Medical Practice (formerly Dr Lings & Partners) SM6 0HY · 10,268 adult patients | 68% good · range 52%–80% | 44% | 71% | Good2016 |
| Dr Scott & Partners SM3 8EP · 10,136 adult patients | 58% good · range 46%–69% | 30% | 56% | Good2022 |
| Manor Practice SM6 0DE · 9,370 adult patients | 56% good · range 41%–69% | 29% | 52% | Good2017 |
The Grove Road Practice has the borough’s highest rating (92%). You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Sutton when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
85% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 81 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Sutton | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 85% | 82% |
| Fair health | 11% | 10% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 5.9% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
London and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Sutton’s Health Grade is 7th of 46 UK towns of 146,000 to 282,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Sutton, and others in London. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Kingston upon Thames London | 166,333 | 81.1 / 85.3 | 77 | B+ |
| 3 | Cambridge Cambridgeshire | 152,742 | 81.1 / 85.4 | 79 | B+ |
| 4 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| 5 | Westminster London | 203,571 | 81.2 / 85.4 | 83 | B− |
| 6 | Merton London | 214,931 | 79.9 / 84.6 | 83 | B− |
| 7 | Sutton London | 208,858 | 80.2 / 84.3 | 88 | B− |
| 8 | Oxford Oxfordshire | 170,799 | 80.1 / 84.0 | 90 | C+ |
| 9 | Camden London | 209,342 | 79.6 / 85.0 | 96 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 46 | Blackpool Lancashire | 149,087 | 74.3 / 79.2 | 167 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Sutton
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | 208,858 | 80.2 / 84.3 | 1 mi | B− |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 15,851 | 83.0 / 86.2 | 3 mi | A |
| Merton | 214,931 | 79.9 / 84.6 | 1.4 mi | B− |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 81.7 / 82.8 | 3.1 mi | B+ |
| Ewell | 27,509 | 80.5 / 85.4 | 2.1 mi | A− |
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 4,523 | 82.3 / 85.0 | 4.6 mi | A |
| Croydon | 389,242 | 78.8 / 83.7 | 1.5 mi | C |
| Epsom | 35,857 | 80.7 / 85.2 | 0.7 mi | B+ |
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh, 2.9 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 83.0, 2.8 years longer than Sutton’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Sutton.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Sutton
How healthy is Sutton?
Sutton earns a B− for health, healthier than 47% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 7th of 46 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 80.2 for men and 84.3 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 88 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Sutton have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Wallington South (83.7), Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road (83.5) and Cheam High Street (82.9); the shortest is Sutton Central (76.6). For women, Wallington South is highest (89.0) and Sutton Central lowest (80.8). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 67% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 67%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Sutton?
It is easier than in most of England. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 87% of adults in the South West London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Sutton do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, The Grove Road Practice (92% good overall), Park Road Medical Centre (90% good overall) and Hackbridge Medical Centre (89% good overall). Across all 21 Sutton practices, 78% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Sutton?
80.2 years for men and 84.3 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 67.0 of those years and women 68.8 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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