Colliers Wood sits in the London Borough of Merton on the edge of south‑west London, focused around a busy high street and the green corridor of the River Wandle. The area is well connected by Colliers Wood Underground station on the Northern line and lies close to Wimbledon and Tooting, making it a convenient mix of suburban and urban living.
Historically the neighbourhood grew up around mills and light industry on the Wandle, and pockets of that industrial heritage survive alongside modern housing and ongoing regeneration. Local cultural draws include the waterside arts and market cluster at Merton Abbey Mills and walking routes such as the Wandle Trail, while green spaces like Wandle Meadow Nature Park, a diverse population and a busy retail offer give the ward a lively, mixed social and economic character.
Postcode districts covering Colliers Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Islington 9.3 miles15 km
- City of Westminster 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bexley 14 miles22.5 km
- Sutton 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Crawley 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Croydon 5.6 miles9 km
- Slough 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Harrow 14 miles22.6 km
- Watford 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Woking 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Grays 22.3 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Lavender Fields Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Tooting Broadway Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Wandle Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Merton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Graveney Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Abbey Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Figge's Marsh Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Tooting Bec Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Furzedown Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cricket Green Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wimbledon Park Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Colliers Wood
SW19 2AQ, SW17 9DG, SW19 2AP, CR4 3LW, SW17 9JA, SW19 2EQ, CR4 3JR, SW19 2AT, SW17 9HX … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.5 miles18.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Tooting Railway Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Haydons Road Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.5 miles10.4 km
Hotels near Colliers Wood Ad
- Dog and Fox 3 2 miles3.2 km
- The Lodge Hotel - Putney 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Hotel 41 5 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Spread Eagle 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Egerton House 5 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Brewers Inn Hotel 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 6.4 miles10.4 km
- The Dorchester 5 6.2 miles10 km
Schools in Colliers Wood
- Singlegate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 3 miles4.8 km
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Ritzy Theatre 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Selhurst Park Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- New Malden Library Library 4 miles6.5 km
- White Lodge Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Craven Cottage, Fulham Football Club Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Craven Cottage Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km