New in area- recommendation needed

[ellapii]

Hello guys
I will move to Sutton soon with my hubby and baby. Can anyone recommend good area there to live and this ones to avoid? Thank u
Elzbieta

[Bournemouth U]

Dont move to Carshalton

[ryooon1999]

West Sutton is beautiful!

[sallycat]

The previous two replies are both very biased because we're all Sutton Utd fans

Personally I don't think there are many areas to avoid, but housing in Sutton is very diverse - everything from tiny council flats to millionaires' mansions, so it's more a question of what sort of housing you are looking for. The nicest areas are probably South Sutton, Carshalton Beaches and Cheam (not North Cheam, nothing wrong with that though) but those places are VERY expensive!

[trev]

Ah yes, Carshalton Beaches, well-known for its panoramic sandy vistas...

[timall]

Apart from wanting to be near the ground, of course, priorities are likely to involve transport to work, and schooling (catchment areas). Knowing little information about transport requirements it might be irrelevant, but both West Sutton and Sutton Common stations aren't the best service relative to say Sutton or Cheam, so that might be a consideration. Schools generally in the borough are good, but that means they are in demand too, and some have small catchment areas (that don't determine entry but are part of the consideration).

In general, like a lot of things, "price" is a good signal of how good a house/area is.

As a (small) disclaimer I should say I moved out of the area 15 years ago, but am a regular returner, and not just for the football. My brother works for one of the bigger estate agents in the area, so hopefully I haven't misrepresented things!

[silverf0x]

Mar 29, 2018 14:27:17 GMT sallycat said:

The previous two replies are both very biased because we're all Sutton Utd fans

Personally I don't think there are many areas to avoid, but housing in Sutton is very diverse - everything from tiny council flats to millionaires' mansions, so it's more a question of what sort of housing you are looking for. The nicest areas are probably South Sutton, Carshalton Beaches and Cheam (not North Cheam, nothing wrong with that though) but those places are VERY expensive!

Try 'Beeches', Sallycat!

[sallycat]

Er, thank you. I'm afraid my phone's autocorrect got the better of me but I do know the difference!

[trev]

For the record, On The Beech is one of my favourite novels.

[brisfitboy]

Mar 29, 2018 15:35:41 GMT trev said:

For the record, On The Beech is one of my favourite novels.

Good pun treever.

[ellapii]

Thank you everyone

[ADMIN]

If you want a local pub steer clear of Carshalton Beaches as there are none!

[unclescrunky]

Mar 29, 2018 15:00:41 GMT timall said:

Apart from wanting to be near the ground, of course, priorities are likely to involve transport to work, and schooling (catchment areas). Knowing little information about transport requirements it might be irrelevant, but both West Sutton and Sutton Common stations aren't the best service relative to say Sutton or Cheam, so that might be a consideration. Schools generally in the borough are good, but that means they are in demand too, and some have small catchment areas (that don't determine entry but are part of the consideration).

In general, like a lot of things, "price" is a good signal of how good a house/area is.

As a (small) disclaimer I should say I moved out of the area 15 years ago, but am a regular returner, and not just for the football. My brother works for one of the bigger estate agents in the area, so hopefully I haven't misrepresented things!

Worth noting though that if you require transport links to the City Sutton Common station is fine - its exactly why we moved to the area 13 years ago. If trains are not running you also have good bus links to Morden for the Underground as well.