St. Helier is a large inter‑war council estate and ward in the London Borough of Merton, laid out by the London County Council between 1928 and 1936 with a garden‑city influenced plan of terraced houses, low‑rise flats and broad green verges. It sits close to the borough boundary with Sutton and the landmark St Helier Hospital, and is a short bus ride from Morden Underground station with straightforward links into central London.
The area has a strong local identity, with small parades of shops, community centres and active residents’ groups, alongside the social contrasts that have prompted ongoing regeneration and housing improvement work. Its leafy avenues and proximity to green spaces such as Morden Hall Park give it a suburban feel despite being part of outer London, and many streets still show the characteristic LCC architectural details of the original estate.
Postcode districts covering St. Helier
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12 miles
- Islington 11.2 miles
- City of Westminster 8.3 miles
- Bexley 15.3 miles
- Sutton 2.6 miles
- Crawley 19.2 miles
- Croydon 5.5 miles
- Slough 19.6 miles
- Harrow 15 miles
- Watford 20.5 miles
- Woking 17.7 miles
- Grays 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ravensbury Ward 0.7 miles
- Merton Park Ward 0.9 miles
- Cannon Hill Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Helier West Ward 1 mile
- Lower Morden Ward 1 mile
- Cricket Green Ward 1.1 miles
- St. Helier East Ward 1.1 miles
- Merton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Stonecot Ward 1.2 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.3 miles
- Sutton North Ward 1.4 miles
- Lavender Fields Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in St. Helier
SM4 6QD, SM4 5RW, SM4 6LD, SM4 5NP, SM4 5ND, SM4 6RB, SM4 6LB, SM4 6LF, SM4 5SA … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.4 miles
- London City Airport 13.2 miles
- Morden South Railway Station 0.2 miles
- St Helier Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 8.4 miles
Hotels near St. Helier Ad
- Dog and Fox 3 2.3 miles
- Greyhound Hotel 2.4 miles
- Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon 3 1.7 miles
- The Lodge Hotel - Putney 4 4.4 miles
- Spread Eagle 4.3 miles
- Brewers Inn Hotel 4.3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 4 4.4 miles
- Hotel 41 5 7.5 miles
- Hotel Du Vin Cannizaro House 5 2.5 miles
- Egerton House 5 7.2 miles
Schools in St. Helier
- Abbotsbury Primary School Primary
- Morden Primary School Primary
- Perseid School Special
Local points of interest
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 2.8 miles
- New Malden Library Library 2.9 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 2.9 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.1 miles
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 3.4 miles
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 3.8 miles
- White Lodge Estate 4.6 miles
- Selhurst Park Stadium 4.7 miles
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 4.8 miles
- Bentall Shopping centre 4.9 miles
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4.9 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 5.4 miles