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Sutton West & East Cheam
Sutton, London
PocketsSutton West (east · Collingwood Recreation Ground · Sutton Cricket Club · Perrett's Field)Sutton South West (Mulgrave Road · north)Cheam High StreetSutton Central
Sutton West & East Cheam covers the residential belt west of Sutton town centre, a settled interwar suburban ward. The whole ward sits inside a conservation area but the listed-building count in the dataset reads as none — this is a ward defined by the area protection itself rather than individual designations. Green space runs to twenty-one hectares led by Collingwood Recreation Ground, and air pollution is low for outer south London. Market affordability is one of the stronger scores on this list, safety is solid, and public-transport access is moderate via Cheam and Sutton stations. Schools within the immediate catchment score thinly. The drawbacks are culture, heritage and schools: culture is low, the listed stock reads zero, and outstanding schools within reach are not counted. New housing delivery is essentially zero.
- Strongest84Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong70Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- Largest green space: Collingwood Recreation Ground (9.1 hectares)
- 92 open venues (49 food and drink, 43 other)
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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 affordability70
- Rent affordability75
- Price momentum (5yr)69
- Activity (turnover)68
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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 Sutton West & East Cheam: 148 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
61Better than 73% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Connectivity
49Better than 60% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
84Better than 95% of London
- Air quality78
- Quietness93
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
20Better than 39% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
92 open venues nearby — 49 food & drink, 43 other.
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For Sutton West & East Cheam: the mix behind 92 open venues—% independent
Education
48Better than 24% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools50
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Sutton West & East Cheam: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
42Better than 56% of London
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
50Better than 18% of London
- Green spaces67
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Collingwood Recreation Ground (9 ha). ~22 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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For Sutton West & East Cheam: 148 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min4 schools' inspection records92 venues mapped
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- Is Sutton West & East Cheam safe?
- Sutton West & East Cheam scores 61 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 Sutton West & East Cheam a good place to live?
- Sutton West & East Cheam scores 47 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 air & quiet (84) 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 Sutton West & East Cheam?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Sutton West & East Cheam 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 49 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Sutton West & East Cheam expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Sutton West & East Cheam is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Sutton West & East Cheam?
- Sutton West & East Cheam scores 48 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools.
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