Wallington South is a southern slice of the suburban town of Wallington within the London Borough of Sutton, combining a residential mix of Victorian and inter‑war housing with a compact local high street of shops, cafés and services. It benefits from good rail and bus connections - notably Wallington station - so many residents commute into central London while enjoying more genteel suburban streets and nearby green spaces.
The area grew from a small village in historic Surrey into a commuter suburb with the arrival of the railway in the 19th century, and that history still shows in some of the buildings and local churches. Community life tends to centre on schools, sports and neighbourhood groups, complemented by parks such as Beddington Park and a predominance of independent small businesses rather than large commercial centres.
Postcode districts covering Wallington South
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 15.2 miles
- Islington 13.4 miles
- City of Westminster 10.9 miles
- Bexley 14.7 miles
- Sutton 1.4 miles
- Crawley 16.5 miles
- Croydon 3 miles
- Slough 22.6 miles
- Harrow 18.4 miles
- Watford 23.8 miles
- Woking 18.9 miles
- Grays 22.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Beddington & Roundshaw Ward 0.7 miles
- Wallington North Ward 0.9 miles
- Carshalton Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Carshalton South & Clockhouse Ward 1.2 miles
- Sutton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Beddington Ward 1.6 miles
- The Wrythe Ward 1.7 miles
- Sutton South Ward 1.7 miles
- Purley & Woodcote Ward 1.8 miles
- Waddon Ward 1.8 miles
- Hackbridge Ward 1.9 miles
- Sutton Central Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wallington South
SM6 8QD, SM6 0RA, SM6 9PS, SM6 9QB, SM6 9QN, SM6 9FH, SM6 0SZ, SM6 0PP, SM6 8PP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 13.6 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 13.8 miles
- Wallington Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Carshalton Beeches Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Wallington South Ad
- ibis London Sutton Point 3.5 1.8 miles
- Dukes Head Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Leonardo Hotel London Croydon 4 2.7 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio London Sutton Point 3.5 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Croydon 3 2.4 miles
- Hilton London Croydon 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn London Sutton 4 2.1 miles
- Greyhound Hotel 1 mile
- Premier Inn London Sutton 3 2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 3 2.8 miles
Schools in Wallington South
- Wallington High School for Girls Secondary
Local points of interest
- Selhurst Park Stadium 4.1 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 5.2 miles
- Pot Wood Forest 5.3 miles
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 5.4 miles
- New Malden Library Library 5.7 miles
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 5.8 miles
- Lothian Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Beckenham Library Library 6.1 miles
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 6.1 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 6.3 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.5 miles
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 6.7 miles