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On Almond Way, in Pollards Hill
What it's like at CR4 1LP: every home that has sold on Almond Way 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Almond Way; 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.
None of the 39 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Almond WayTerraced | Nov 2006 | £241,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Almond WayTerraced | Jun 2009 | £209,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Almond WayTerraced | Sept 2015 | £377,000 | 102 m² | £3,696/m² | 2 |
| 7, Almond WayTerraced | Nov 2024 | £458,000 | 90 m² | £5,089/m² | 2 |
| 9, Almond WayTerraced | Feb 2005 | £220,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 11, Almond WayTerraced | Aug 2005 | £232,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Almond WayTerraced | Dec 2003 | £203,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Almond WayTerraced | Dec 2001 | £167,800 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Almond WayTerraced | Jan 2021 | £435,000 | 89 m² | £4,888/m² | 1 |
| 21, Almond WayTerraced | Feb 2005 | £240,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 23, Almond WayTerraced | Feb 2018 | £397,000 | 110 m² | £3,609/m² | 1 |
| 25, Almond WayTerraced | Sept 2014 | £365,000 | 89 m² | £4,101/m² | 3 |
| 27, Almond WayTerraced | Jun 2016 | £380,000 | 91 m² | £4,176/m² | 1 |
| 33, Almond WayTerraced | Jan 2011 | £210,000 | 87 m² | £2,414/m² | 1 |
| 35, Almond WayTerraced | Aug 2006 | £226,000 | 95 m² | £2,379/m² | 1 |
| 37, Almond WayTerraced | Jul 2012 | £249,000 | 91 m² | £2,736/m² | 2 |
| 39, Almond WayTerraced | Nov 2023 | £458,000 | 93 m² | £4,925/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Beddington Lane tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (950 m). The nearest rail station is Mitcham Junction, 1.6 km away, with 408k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Pollards Hill / Westmorland Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 152, 255); 28 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
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 (450 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, 600 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, 400 m away; Community Care Collective (CCC) (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wide Way Medical Centre (600 m), with Akasi Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, All Star Barbers is 400 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.
Ceylin's is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Miller & Carter the nearest pub (700 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 (1.1 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%.
26 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 1LP →
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Merton since 2011.
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 39 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
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 19 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 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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