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On Knights Hill, in West Norwood South
What it's like at SE27 0EJ: every home that has sold on Knights Hill 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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4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 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 Knights Hill; 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.
37 of the 252 homes on the street are owned by companies (2 overseas).
| Flat 13, Cooper House, Knights HillFlat | Jan 2024 | £285,000 | 64 m² | £4,453/m² | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 14, Cooper House, Knights HillFlat | Aug 2006 | £150,000 | 59 m² | £2,542/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Cooper House, Knights HillFlat | Nov 2006 | £155,000 | 58 m² | £2,672/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Cooper House, Knights HillFlat · company-owned | May 2024 | £247,000 | 58 m² | £4,259/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, Cooper House, Knights HillFlat | Aug 2013 | £163,500 | 59 m² | £2,771/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is West Norwood, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Furneaux Avenue, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 196, SL6); 174 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 9 km away as the crow flies.
49% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Crown Lane Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (1.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's College, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 45.5 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Kingsdale Foundation School (1.3 km) and The Charter School North Dulwich (3.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (7.2 km) and Wilson's School (7.7 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 150 m away; Knights Hill News (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is North Wood Group Practice (450 m), with Pascoe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Barber is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 4.2 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 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Crown Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Conquering Hero the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (61%).
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Knight's Hill Wood Nature Reserve, 150 m away; for exercise, Streatham Common Paddling Pool (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.3 µg/m³).
41 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel of British Home and Hospital For Incurables | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Dulwich and West Norwood constituency: Helen Hayes MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,789 (41.4%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 60%, Green Party 19%, Conservative 9%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
53 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 SE27 0EJ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
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: 1 of 149 homes with certificates have solar panels, 10 a heat pump, and 18 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.3% | 74.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.8% | 14.7% | 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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Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 31 min
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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 252 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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