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St Helier East
Sutton, London
PocketsMiddleton Circle (Middleton Road · Poulter Park · Bennett's Hole)The Wrythe
St Helier East sits on the north-east edge of Sutton, a ward that covers most of the eastern half of the St Helier Estate — a vast London County Council cottage estate built in the 1930s to rehouse families from inner-city slums. The whole ward falls inside a conservation area, recognising the distinctive radial street layout. There are no listed buildings inside the ward. Poulter Park at 19 hectares is the main green, and total green runs to 32 hectares. Housing affordability is among the stronger in south-west London. The downsides are substantial: public-transport access is weak, with no Tube and St Helier and Morden Road stations both at the edges; only four outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment; the high street amenities are thin at 22 food and 24 non-food venues; air quality along the A297 corridor is only moderate; and cultural life is entirely local — the ward was planned as a dormitory estate and remains so.
- Strongest73Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong70Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Poulter Park (19 hectares)
- 43 open venues (19 food and drink, 24 other)
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The St Helier Estate was built by the London County Council between 1928 and 1936 to rehouse inner-city residents and is one of the largest cottage estates in London.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
70Better than 96% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability65
- Rent affordability90
- Price momentum (5yr)83
- Activity (turnover)44
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For St Helier East: 59 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
57Better than 66% of London
- Personal safety48
- Property crime71
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For St Helier East: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
25Better than 5% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For St Helier East: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
63Better than 75% of London
- Air quality65
- Quietness60
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
17Better than 30% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
43 open venues nearby — 19 food & drink, 24 other.
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What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
For St Helier East: the mix behind 43 open venues—% independent
Education
56Better than 65% of London
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools64
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For St Helier East: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
41Better than 54% of London
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
73Better than 86% of London
- Green spaces97
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Poulter Park (19 ha). ~32 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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For St Helier East: 59 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min2 schools' inspection records43 venues mapped
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St Helier East, quick answers
- Is St Helier East safe?
- St Helier East scores 57 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. 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 St Helier East a good place to live?
- St Helier East scores 44 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 nature access (73) and property prices & growth (70); its weakest is area development (1). 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 St Helier East?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in St Helier East 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 25 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is St Helier East expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, St Helier East is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 13/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near St Helier East?
- St Helier East scores 56 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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