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The Wrythe
Sutton, London
PocketsHackbridge (River Wandle · Wilderness Island · Dale Park)The Wrythe (Limes Green · Wrythe Recreation Ground · Wrythe Lane)Sutton East
The Wrythe sits in the centre of Sutton borough between Carshalton and Hackbridge, a residential ward of Victorian and interwar streets with the River Wandle corridor on its eastern flank. The whole ward lies inside a conservation area. Heritage is respectable: eleven listed buildings including the Grade II 1 and 2 Wrythe Green Road, the Grade II Ferncot Littlecot and the Grade II 1 and 3 Nightingdale Road. Royston Park at 3.4 hectares is the largest named green and total green space reaches 14.4. Market affordability is a genuine strength. Nine Outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and safety scores solidly above average. The drawbacks are that public-transport access is moderate and reliant on Carshalton and Hackbridge National Rail stations rather than Tube, cultural venues are modest in scale, and air quality is only moderate.
- Strongest73Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Also strong60Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Royston Park (3.4 hectares)
- 79 open venues (39 food and drink, 40 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
73Better than 98% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability65
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)84
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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 The Wrythe: 142 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
60Better than 71% of London
- Personal safety50
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour68
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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 quality65
- Quietness50
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
18Better than 33% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
79 open venues nearby — 39 food & drink, 40 other.
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Education
51Better than 38% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools58
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For The Wrythe: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
56Better than 77% of London
11 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Ferncot LittlecotGrade II
- 1 and 2, Wrythe Green RoadGrade II
- 1 and 3, Nightingdale RoadGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
53Better than 23% of London
- Green spaces69
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Royston Park (3 ha). ~14 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is The Wrythe safe?
- The Wrythe scores 60 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 The Wrythe a good place to live?
- The Wrythe scores 45 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 property prices & growth (73) and safety (60); 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 The Wrythe?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in The Wrythe 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 34 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is The Wrythe expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, The Wrythe 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 The Wrythe?
- The Wrythe scores 51 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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