Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key Outer London location. The area is an attractive place to live, work, visit and invest – with excellent schools, parks, affordable housing, low unemployment rates, and low retail vacancy rates. The borough’s proactive approach, securing land, funding, and partnerships, has attracted major private investment and growing interest from developers and businesses. A standout feature is the London Cancer Hub in Belmont, which is evolving into a global centre for oncology.
Regeneration is in full swing at several sites across Sutton Town Centre. One of the largest schemes, with the Council and GKRL leading the transformation of key sites to deliver hundreds of new homes, a modern civic hub, and an improved leisure and retail offer. Alongside this, thousands of new homes are planned and over £2bn is being invested.
£14.1m from the Government will improve rail access to Sutton, with the Council focused on developing its transport infrastructure. Sutton is growing and is fast becoming a leading destination in South London.
“Sutton is building a future for our residents, with ambitious plans for new homes, secure and well-paid jobs and a thriving and welcoming town centre. On the main high street, we are delivering bold schemes that bring empty buildings back into a variety of retail, leisure, and commercial uses. Sutton will be the place where you can live well, work hard and have fun. The London Cancer Hub, just outside the Town Centre, will be one of the top four cancer research campuses in Europe, with important economic benefits including over three thousand new and well-paid local jobs”
Councillor Barry Lewis, Leader, Sutton Council
Major Employers
Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Institute Of Cancer Research, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust, Subsea 7 & LexisNexis.
£44,000 GROSS PER PERSON SALARY
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£44,000 GROSS PER PERSON SALARY
93% OCCUPANCY RATE FOR RETAIL & LEISURE UNITS
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93% OCCUPANCY RATE FOR RETAIL & LEISURE UNITS
98% SCHOOLS GOOD OR OUTSTANDING
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98% SCHOOLS GOOD OR OUTSTANDING
45% FIVE-YEAR BUSINESS SURVIVAL RATE
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45% FIVE-YEAR BUSINESS SURVIVAL RATE
INNOVATION & INVESTMENT IN SUTTON
Oru Sutton is a mixed-use space that provides over 300 desks and 40 private offices, giving small businesses and entrepreneurs an affordable and high-quality workspace. The Council has acted as the enabler in the development, providing the building, creating the right conditions and opportunity for this outstanding space.
The 35,000 sq ft space embeds a sustainable ethos to providing co-working facilities, wellness studios, a nursery, a café/restaurant and a rooftop community garden. The multigenerational, mixed-use space offers a new open venue, ranging from conversations over coffee to wellbeing and gardening activities for the community.
Strategies & Plans
Ambitious for Sutton
Their corporate plan, Ambitious for Sutton, sets out six priorities for Sutton for the next five years
