Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Sutton Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Sutton prices and rents.
Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Sutton wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
214,525
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£44,304
Sutton
Median resident weekly pay
£852
Full-time employees
Employment rate
76.0%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Sutton’s labour market profile shows a comparatively strong earnings base for residents. ONS ASHE data puts median weekly pay at £852, which is about £44,304 a year.
That is above the Great Britain median of £766.60 a week, or £39,863 a year. Median hourly pay is £22.43, also ahead of the GB figure of £19.74.