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.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Sutton wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
213,972
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£44,304
Sutton
Median resident weekly pay
£852
Full-time employees
Employment rate
75.2%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
6.9%
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.
ONS and Nomis data show Sutton as a relatively high-earning labour market in a Greater London context. The resident population was 213,972 in 2025, so the local earnings and employment picture matters for a sizeable base of households when thinking about affordability pressures.
On pay, Sutton’s resident median weekly earnings were £852 in ASHE 2026.