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 miles19.3 km
- Islington 11.2 miles18 km
- City of Westminster 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bexley 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Sutton 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Crawley 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Croydon 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Slough 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Harrow 15 miles24.2 km
- Watford 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Woking 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Grays 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ravensbury Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Merton Park Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cannon Hill Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- St. Helier West Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Lower Morden Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cricket Green Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Helier East Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Merton Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stonecot Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Abbey Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sutton North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lavender Fields Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
Example postcodes in St. Helier
SM4 6PR, SM4 6QB, SM4 6LN, SM4 5DJ, SM4 9BT, SM4 5JY, SM4 6SF, SM4 5RJ, SM4 6QJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.4 miles20 km
- London City Airport 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Morden South Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- St Helier Railway Station 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 8.4 miles13.4 km
Hotels near St. Helier Ad
- Dog and Fox 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Greyhound Hotel 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Lodge Hotel - Putney 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Spread Eagle 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hotel 41 5 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Brewers Inn Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hotel Du Vin Cannizaro House 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Egerton House 5 7.2 miles11.5 km
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 miles4.6 km
- New Malden Library Library 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- White Lodge Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Selhurst Park Stadium 4.7 miles7.6 km
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bentall Shopping centre 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4.9 miles7.9 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 5.4 miles8.7 km