North Cheam is a suburban ward in the London Borough of Sutton, sitting on the outer edge of southwest London. It is largely residential, with a mix of Victorian, Edwardian and interwar housing interspersed with local high streets and small commercial parades. The area benefits from nearby green spaces such as Nonsuch Park and Cheam Common, which give it a pleasantly leafy character compared with more urban parts of the borough.
Locally the ward functions as a family‑oriented commuter area served by frequent bus routes and nearby rail connections into central London, while its economy is mainly made up of independent shops, services and small businesses. There is a strong sense of local history - the name and surrounding parkland recall the lost Tudor Nonsuch Palace - and community life is centred on schools, churches and local clubs that host the bulk of social and cultural activity.
Postcode districts covering North Cheam
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 13.3 miles
- Islington 13 miles
- City of Westminster 9.9 miles
- Bexley 16.9 miles
- Sutton 2.1 miles
- Crawley 17.8 miles
- Croydon 6.2 miles
- Slough 19.2 miles
- Harrow 16 miles
- Watford 21.3 miles
- Woking 16.1 miles
- Bracknell 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Worcester Park South Ward 0.5 miles
- Stonecot Ward 0.7 miles
- Worcester Park North Ward 0.8 miles
- Sutton West & East Cheam Ward 1 mile
- Lower Morden Ward 1.1 miles
- Sutton North Ward 1.2 miles
- Stoneleigh Ward 1.3 miles
- Worcester Park and Stoneleigh Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Auriol Ward 1.5 miles
- Sutton Central Ward 1.5 miles
- Cuddington Ward 1.5 miles
- Cheam Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in North Cheam
SM3 9SE, KT4 8FY, SM3 9UT, SM3 8JR, KT4 8HE, SM3 9AT, SM3 9SB, KT4 8PY, SM3 8EP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.1 miles
- London City Airport 15 miles
- West Sutton Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Worcester Park Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near North Cheam Ad
- Orchid Hotel, Epsom Surrey, Sure Collection by Best Western 3 1.7 miles
- ibis London Sutton Point 3.5 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn London Sutton 4 1.4 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio London Sutton Point 3.5 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn London Sutton 3 1.4 miles
- Hybrid Resi Cheam 4 1.1 miles
- Straight inn 1.2 miles
- Travelodge London Raynes Park 3 2.5 miles
- Hotel du Vin Cannizaro House Wimbledon 4 3.5 miles
- Chessington Hotel 4 4.3 miles
Schools in North Cheam
- Brookways School Independent - special
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- New Malden Library Library 2.4 miles
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 3.4 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 3.5 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 3.7 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.7 miles
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 4.2 miles
- Bentall Shopping centre 4.4 miles
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 4.5 miles
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4.9 miles
- Pot Wood Forest 5 miles
- White Lodge Estate 5.3 miles