Neighbours of a former vicarage hosting weekly suburban sex parties have called on the council to have it shut down.   

Sutton Council has received a letter of complaint from a concerned resident of Carshalton Road who says drunken men and transvestites have been seen lurking about outside the house at all times of the day. 

The anonymous complainant claims the "den of iniquity", which is a former vicarage, is used by "various sex clubs" and that "it was not a pretty sight for the neighbours and their children to see all kinds of weird characters such as transvestites parading through their street."

Websites advertising the house claim it boasts "a mini dungeon which includes a throne, a suspension swing, stocks, and whipping benches."

Both police and Sutton Council have investigated goings-on at the house but concluded no laws or regulations are being broken.

A number of websites advertise use of the house for swingers parties, claiming women go free, couples can enter for a £10 donation and single men have to make a £60 donation.

When the Sutton Guardian rang the number advertised on the site, a spokesman said the house was not a brothel and was for groups of friends to go to. When asked why people have to pay to enter, he said: "It's for soft drinks and for contributions to raffles and competitions which are run."

One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said there had been occasions when drunk men had been banging on their door in the early hours of the morning, demanding to know where the party was.

Another neighbour, Dennis Alsop, said the street is often busy with cars visiting the house. 

He said; "Every weekend there are cars queued up to get in there, I Just thought they were hosting a cards night. It's a very sociable house."

A council spokeswoman said: "The council has received a complaint regarding 226 Carshalton Road.  But, because no laws have been broken, there isn't any formal action the council can take.

"However, we do ask all of our residents to be mindful of the fact their activities may have an impact on their neighbourhood and for them to behave accordingly."