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 miles21.3 km
- Islington 13 miles20.8 km
- City of Westminster 9.9 miles16 km
- Bexley 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Sutton 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Crawley 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Croydon 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Slough 19.2 miles31 km
- Harrow 16 miles25.7 km
- Watford 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Woking 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bracknell 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Worcester Park South Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Stonecot Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Worcester Park North Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Sutton West & East Cheam Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Lower Morden Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sutton North Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stoneleigh Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Worcester Park and Stoneleigh Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Auriol Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Sutton Central Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Cuddington Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Cheam Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in North Cheam
SM3 8ER, KT4 8NN, SM3 9TH, KT4 8QD, KT4 8FY, KT4 8TB, KT4 8LP, KT4 8RX, KT4 8TG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.1 miles19.5 km
- London City Airport 15 miles24.2 km
- West Sutton Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Worcester Park Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near North Cheam Ad
- Greyhound Hotel 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Dog and Fox 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Foley Hotel 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Holiday Inn London - Sutton 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Lodge Hotel - Putney 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Ibis London Sutton Point 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Mitre, Hampton Court 5 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lodge at Kingswood 6.2 miles10 km
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 miles3.9 km
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 3.7 miles6 km
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.7 miles6 km
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Bentall Shopping centre 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Pot Wood Forest 5 miles8.1 km
- White Lodge Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km