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On Commonside East, in Pollards Hill
What it's like at CR4 1HJ: every home that has sold on Commonside East since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 7 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Commonside East; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
42 of the 221 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 435, Commonside EastSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £542,000 | 125 m² | £4,336/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439, Commonside EastSemi-detached | Apr 2005 | £237,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 441, Commonside EastDetached · company-owned | Aug 2022 | £1,750,000 | 147 m² | £11,905/m² | 2 |
| 449, Commonside EastTerraced | Mar 2025 | £565,000 | 121 m² | £4,669/m² | 1 |
| 451, Commonside EastTerraced | May 2009 | £215,000 | 76 m² | £2,829/m² | 2 |
| 453, Commonside EastTerraced | Jan 2003 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 455, Commonside EastTerraced | Aug 2008 | £250,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 457, Commonside EastTerraced | Sept 2009 | £228,000 | 78 m² | £2,923/m² | 1 |
| 463, Commonside EastTerraced | Jun 2003 | £178,500 | 89 m² | £2,006/m² | 1 |
| 465, Commonside EastTerraced | Mar 1996 | £73,000 | 88 m² | £830/m² | 1 |
| 469, Commonside EastTerraced | Oct 2010 | £211,000 | 84 m² | £2,512/m² | 2 |
| 471, Commonside EastTerraced | Jun 2023 | £590,000 | 132 m² | £4,470/m² | 2 |
| 473, Commonside EastTerraced | Mar 2019 | £365,000 | 81 m² | £4,506/m² | 1 |
| 475, Commonside EastTerraced | Apr 2015 | £249,999 | 104 m² | £2,404/m² | 3 |
| 477, Commonside EastTerraced | Mar 2025 | £600,000 | 129 m² | £4,651/m² | 4 |
The nearest station is Beddington Lane tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (850 m). The nearest rail station is Mitcham Junction, 1.4 km away, with 408k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Pollards Hill / Westmorland Way, 450 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 152, 255).
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The Sherwood School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Merton (0.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Merton, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 53.7 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mark's Church of England Academy (1.8 km) and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (3.5 km) and Wilson's School (4.4 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co Op, 550 m away, with Community Care Collective (CCC) closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wide Way Medical Centre (650 m), with Akasi Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, All Star Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 1.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Breakfast and after school club at The Sherwood School is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Miller & Carter the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 41% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Mitcham Common, 350 m away; for exercise, Traq Motor Racing (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.1 µg/m³).
31 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Mitcham and Morden constituency: Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,761 (41.5%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 10%, Reform UK 9%.
32 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CR4 1HJ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 24 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 0 of 175 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 7 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.9% | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 221 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 33 min
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