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Longthornton

CR4 1 / SW16 4 / SW16 5

Family-friendly

Longthornton is a small residential area in the middle of Merton, with a mix of interwar housing and some social housing. The area has a local shopping parade and is popular with families who want affordable south London with good transport links. The tram at Tooting is reachable.

Mitcham Eastfields0.6 mi
£476kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Longthornton

Flat

£301k

Terraced

£469k

Semi-detached

£491k

Detached

£527k

63% homeowners25% private rented12% social rented

Fastest travel times

Victoria18 min
Waterloo28 min
London Bridge29 min
Oxford Circus33 min
Liverpool Street36 min
King's Cross37 min

Nearest stations

Mitcham Eastfields0.6 mi
Streatham Common0.8 mi
Norbury0.9 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
35%
Anti-social behaviour
24%
Vehicle crime
9%
Other theft
7%
Criminal damage and arson
5%
Public order
5%
Drug offences
4%
Burglary
3%
Robbery
2%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
42.2%
White British24.4%
Other White16.2%
Irish1.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
7.2%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
Other Mixed2.3%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African1%
Asian
21.1%
Pakistani7.4%
Indian5.9%
Other Asian5.4%
Bangladeshi1.5%
Chinese0.9%
Black
23.1%
African10.5%
Caribbean9.6%
Other Black3%
Other
6.3%

State primary

Woodmansterne School
Non-selective🏆 Strong results
Harris Primary Academy Merton
🏆 Strong results
The Sherwood School

State secondary

Woodmansterne School
Non-selective🏆 Strong results
Harris Academy Merton
OutstandingNon-selective⭐ Exceptional teaching🏆 Strong results
Norbury High School for Girls
Non-selective

Independent

Jus'T'Learn
Oak Tree Primary School
Lavender Lodge School
🤝 Strong SEN support
Green spaces46 nearby
Pollards Hill
Norbury Hall Park
Streatham Vale Park
Norbury Park

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Streatham Common & Vale

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£709k (£233k more)

Safety: same · Green: less · Affluence: same

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