Belmont is a suburban ward in the London Borough of Sutton, sitting on higher ground to the south-west of central London. It’s centred on a small village parade and railway station and benefits from easy rail and road links into Sutton and the capital, while being immediately adjacent to open chalk downland such as Epsom Downs and Banstead Downs.
The area grew up around the arrival of the railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and today is largely residential, with a mix of inter‑war and later housing, local shops, schools and pubs. Its proximity to the famous Epsom Downs Racecourse and extensive green space gives it a semi‑rural feel popular with commuters and families, and the local economy is driven by small businesses and services catering to that community.
Postcode districts covering Belmont
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Islington 14.2 miles22.8 km
- City of Westminster 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Bexley 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Sutton 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Crawley 16 miles25.8 km
- Croydon 5 miles8 km
- Slough 21.2 miles34 km
- Harrow 18 miles28.9 km
- Watford 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Woking 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Grays 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton South Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Sutton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Cheam Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sutton Central Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sutton West & East Cheam Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Carshalton South & Clockhouse Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Carshalton Central Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Banstead Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Sutton North Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Banstead Village Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Nonsuch Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Wallington South Ward 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Belmont
SM2 6DH, SM2 5LW, SM2 5SB, SM2 6JU, SM2 5LH, SM2 6JA, SM2 5QT, SM2 5NJ, SM2 6BX … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 13.4 miles21.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Belmont Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Sutton Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
Hotels near Belmont Ad
- Greyhound Hotel 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Lodge at Kingswood 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ibis London Sutton Point 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Holiday Inn London - Sutton 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Hilton London Croydon 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Foley Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Dog and Fox 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express London-Epsom Downs 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Croydon 3 4.4 miles7 km
Schools in Belmont
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Greenholm School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Pot Wood Forest 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Lothian Wood Forest 4.4 miles7.1 km
- New Malden Library Library 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Selhurst Park Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Bentall Shopping centre 6.4 miles10.3 km