Greater London · England
Cheam population
11,286people · latest estimate
Cheam has a population of 11,286, making it the 193rd largest place in Greater London.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Sutton population trends, 2001–2025.
Cheam in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Cheam sits in postcode district SM3.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Sutton, the billing authority covering Cheam, is £2,379 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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| 1 | Harrow Road | 11,381 |
| 2 | Highams Park | 11,355 |
| 3 | Northwood | 11,300 |
| 4 | Wimbledon Park | 11,197 |
| 5 | Knightsbridge and Belgravia | 11,028 |
| 6 | Belvedere | 11,000 |