The SM postcode area, also known as the Sutton postcode area,
is a group of seven postcode districts in
England
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, within five
post town
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s. These cover part of south-west
London
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, as well as a small part of north
Surrey.
The main
sorting office
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is in Sutton, with outgoing mail being sorted at Croydon Mail Centre. The area served includes most of the
London Borough of Sutton
The London Borough of Sutton () is a London borough in south-west London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It borders the London Borough of Croydon to ...
, while most of SM4 covers the southwestern part of the
London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton () is a borough in Southwest London, England.
The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...
. Most of SM7 and a small part of SM2 cover the northern part of the borough of
Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead. The borough borders the Borough of Crawley (in West Sussex) to the south, the ...
in Surrey, while SM2 also covers the village of East Ewell in the borough of
Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell () is a local government district with borough status and unparished area in Surrey, England, covering the towns of Epsom and Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It ...
.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
, -
! SM1
, SUTTON
,
Sutton,
Rosehill, Parts of
The Wrythe and
Carshalton,
Benhilton and
Erskine Village
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, the eastern part of
Sutton Common
,
Sutton
, -
! SM2
, SUTTON
,
Belmont
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* Belmon ...
, South Sutton, South
Cheam, East Ewell
,
Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell () is a local government district with borough status and unparished area in Surrey, England, covering the towns of Epsom and Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It ...
,
Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead. The borough borders the Borough of Crawley (in West Sussex) to the south, the ...
, Sutton
, -
! SM3
, SUTTON
, The western part of
Sutton Common, North
Cheam, Stonecot Hill
, Epsom and Ewell, Sutton
, -
! SM4
, MORDEN
,
Morden
Morden is a district and town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Merton, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. It adjoins Merton Park and Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Sutton to the south and Worcester ...
,
Morden Park,
Lower Morden,
St. Helier (West),
Rosehill
,
Merton, Sutton
, -
! SM5
, CARSHALTON
,
Carshalton,
Carshalton Beeches,
Carshalton on the Hill,
The Wrythe,
Rosehill,
St. Helier (South),
Little Woodcote
, Sutton
, -
! SM6
, WALLINGTON
,
Wallington,
Beddington
Beddington is a suburban settlement in the London Borough of Sutton on the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon. Beddington is formed from a village of the same name which until early the 20th century still included land which became ...
,
Hackbridge,
Roundshaw
, Sutton
, -
! SM7
, BANSTEAD
,
Banstead
Banstead is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It is south of Sutton, south-west of Croydon, south-east of Kingston-upon-Thames, and south of Central London.
On the North Downs, it is on three of the four ma ...
,
Woodmansterne,
Nork, Little Woodcote
, Reigate and Banstead, Sutton
Map
See also
*
Postcode Address File
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*
List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
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References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{London postcode areas
Postcode areas covering London
Postcode areas covering South East England
Media and communications in the London Borough of Sutton
Media and communications in the London Borough of Merton