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On Cairns Avenue, in Rowan Road
What it's like at SW16 5ER: every home that has sold on Cairns Avenue 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cairns Avenue; 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 59 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Jun 2012 | £359,950 | 124 m² | £2,903/m² | 1 |
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| 5, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Jun 2012 | £355,000 | 125 m² | £2,840/m² | 1 |
| 7, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Dec 2021 | £550,000 | 121 m² | £4,545/m² | 3 |
| 11, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2022 | £525,000 | 91 m² | £5,769/m² | 2 |
| 13, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Nov 2024 | £550,000 | 118 m² | £4,661/m² | 2 |
| 15, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Aug 2023 | £550,000 | 122 m² | £4,508/m² | 2 |
| 17, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £299,950 | 93 m² | £3,225/m² | 1 |
| 19, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £249,950 | 78 m² | £3,204/m² | 1 |
| 21, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £247,500 | 78 m² | £3,173/m² | 1 |
| 23, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Nov 2020 | £425,000 | 80 m² | £5,313/m² | 2 |
| 25, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Sept 2014 | £415,000 | 90 m² | £4,611/m² | 2 |
| 27, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Aug 2021 | £462,000 | 85 m² | £5,435/m² | 3 |
| 29, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Apr 2013 | £284,950 | 85 m² | £3,352/m² | 1 |
| 31, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Sept 2021 | £470,000 | 88 m² | £5,341/m² | 3 |
| 33, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £249,950 | 78 m² | £3,204/m² | 1 |
| 35, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £247,500 | 77 m² | £3,214/m² | 1 |
| 37, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £249,950 | 40 m² | £6,249/m² | 1 |
| 39, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £305,000 | 91 m² | £3,352/m² | 1 |
| 41, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Jun 2023 | £550,000 | 91 m² | £6,044/m² | 2 |
| 43, Cairns AvenueTerraced | Oct 2012 | £309,950 | 91 m² | £3,406/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Sept 2017 | £370,000 | 78 m² | £4,744/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £229,950 | 78 m² | £2,948/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Jul 2013 | £230,950 | 79 m² | £2,923/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | May 2013 | £241,950 | 77 m² | £3,142/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Nov 2015 | £325,000 | 78 m² | £4,167/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £229,950 | 78 m² | £2,948/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Jan 2023 | £245,000 | 48 m² | £5,104/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Nov 2018 | £350,000 | 78 m² | £4,487/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Fielding House, 45, Cairns AvenueFlat | Jul 2013 | £235,950 | 78 m² | £3,025/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Sept 2022 | £285,000 | 49 m² | £5,816/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Jun 2016 | £300,000 | 46 m² | £6,522/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Mar 2013 | £166,950 | 47 m² | £3,552/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £169,950 | 46 m² | £3,695/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Nov 2018 | £263,000 | 47 m² | £5,596/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £172,450 | 47 m² | £3,669/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £174,950 | 48 m² | £3,645/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Mar 2023 | £245,000 | 48 m² | £5,104/m² | 2 |
| Flat 9, Peakes House, 1, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £184,950 | 72 m² | £2,569/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Nov 2024 | £233,000 | 48 m² | £4,854/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £229,950 | 76 m² | £3,026/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Feb 2014 | £220,000 | 57 m² | £3,860/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £189,950 | 57 m² | £3,332/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Aug 2019 | £275,000 | 56 m² | £4,911/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £189,950 | 58 m² | £3,275/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Jan 2015 | £255,000 | 56 m² | £4,554/m² | 2 |
| Flat 9, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Sept 2012 | £234,950 | 76 m² | £3,091/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Styles House, 9, Cairns AvenueFlat | Oct 2012 | £189,950 | 57 m² | £3,332/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Mitcham Eastfields, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Rosemead Avenue Streatham Vale, 200 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 60, 152, 45, 255); 101 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Harris Primary Academy Merton, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Merton, 550 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 (1.1 km) and Graveney School (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (4.1 km) and Wilson's School (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 750 m away, with Manor Mini Market closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tamworth House Medical Centre (500 m), with Eagle Chemist the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Reflections is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.8 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 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Royal chicken is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Miller & Carter the nearest pub (1.1 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 75 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 76% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Rowan Park informal recreation area, 150 m away; for exercise, TeamSport Mitcham (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 23 km.
33 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%.
70 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 SW16 5ER →
Most households own their home, 25% 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: 7 of 59 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 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.3% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
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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 59 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 32 min
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