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 miles
- Islington 9.3 miles
- City of Westminster 6.5 miles
- Bexley 14 miles
- Sutton 4.2 miles
- Crawley 20.8 miles
- Croydon 5.6 miles
- Slough 19.8 miles
- Harrow 14 miles
- Watford 19.5 miles
- Woking 19.2 miles
- Grays 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lavender Fields Ward 0.5 miles
- Tooting Broadway Ward 0.6 miles
- Wandle Ward 0.7 miles
- Merton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Graveney Ward 0.8 miles
- Abbey Ward 0.9 miles
- Figge's Marsh Ward 1 mile
- Tooting Bec Ward 1 mile
- Furzedown Ward 1 mile
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald Ward 1.3 miles
- Cricket Green Ward 1.4 miles
- Wimbledon Park Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Colliers Wood
SW19 2HU, SW17 9DW, CR4 3LN, SW17 9HY, SW19 2AN, SW19 2AE, CR4 3LA, SW19 2FF, SW19 2BN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 12.8 miles
- Tooting Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Haydons Road Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.5 miles
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Schools in Colliers Wood
- Singlegate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 2.1 miles
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 2.9 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 3 miles
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 3.2 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.3 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 3.9 miles
- Selhurst Park Stadium 4 miles
- New Malden Library Library 4 miles
- White Lodge Estate 4.4 miles
- Craven Cottage, Fulham Football Club Stadium 4.5 miles
- Craven Cottage Stadium 4.5 miles
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 4.5 miles