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North Cheam
Sutton, London
PocketsNorth Cheam East (Church Hill Road · north-west · north · Gander Green Lane)North Cheam West (Cheam Common Road · north-east)
North Cheam sits on the Sutton–Merton border, a planned inter-war suburb arranged around the London Road and the shopping parade. The character is low-density semi-detached stock with wide verges, and the whole ward falls inside a conservation area. There are no listed buildings despite the conservation cover, so heritage protection here is about the coherence of the streetscape rather than individual anchors. Safety readings are well above the London average, six outstanding schools lie within reach, and fifty food venues indicate a workable parade. The drawbacks: there is no named park in the ward and total green cover is just 2.5 hectares; the planning pipeline is essentially empty; non-food venue count is very low at ten; public transport is only moderate, with Worcester Park and Cheam stations both a walk from the ward's centre; and the broader heritage texture is thin.
- Strongest72Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong66Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- 66 open venues (53 food and drink, 13 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
66Better than 90% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability55
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)66
- Activity (turnover)76
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For North Cheam: 112 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
72Better than 90% of London
- Personal safety73
- Property crime69
- Anti-social behaviour76
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Connectivity
34Better than 24% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
59Better than 68% of London
- Air quality72
- Quietness40
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Cultural Signal
21Better than 43% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
66 open venues nearby — 53 food & drink, 13 other.
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Education
44Better than 10% of London
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools40
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For North Cheam: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
40Better than 52% of London
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
49Better than 17% of London
- Green spaces67
- Waterways15
~3 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is North Cheam safe?
- North Cheam scores 72 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is North Cheam a good place to live?
- North Cheam scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (72) and property prices & growth (66); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is North Cheam?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in North Cheam 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 34 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is North Cheam expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, North Cheam is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 11/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near North Cheam?
- North Cheam scores 44 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 1 school within a kilometre holds an Outstanding rating.
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