Sutton: local evidence before choosing a home
Three public reference positions, ten independent checks and the limitations you need before treating a map result as a housing shortlist.
By the notbad project · editorial review . Source dates are separate.
Explore Sutton on the mapWhat these local examples show
St. Nicholas Centre, Stanley Park and the selected Co-operative Food reference provide a retail, park and supermarket comparison. Their source crime areas span bands 1, 2 and 5 in the saved data. None supplies a supported-line estimate under this tool's rail scope, which excludes other National Rail services. That limitation is especially important when using these examples to prepare a viewing shortlist.
This page covers the official Sutton boundary (E09000029), not a single neighbourhood with the same name. Its three examples are illustrative catalog positions, not a representative sample of homes or a borough-wide verdict.
Mapped destinations in this boundary
The retained catalogs place 0 supported station records, 29 named green-space references of at least 2 hectares, 16 supported supermarket records, 1 shopping-centre records and 71 official school positions inside this boundary. These are source-position counts, not a complete inventory or proof of present access; station records can represent separate services at one interchange.
No supported station reference positions fall inside this boundary. Coverage includes Underground, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth lines, not every National Rail service. Walking destinations can lie outside the borough.
Three public reference reports
These use the independent Check profile: all supported destination choices, walks up to 30 minutes, green spaces at least 2 hectares, both noise periods and no combined score. School results use all phases and both inspection schemes; the new report-card area is Curriculum and teaching. Origins are source positions, sometimes inside a site, not verified entrances. Unknown means reliable evidence is unavailable, not a pass.
1. St. Nicholas Centre
Shopping-site reference · shop position. Coordinates: 51.364850, -0.194541.
Retained source ID: w24394356. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Nighttime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 61.36 dB Nighttime: 54.8 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 6 min walk Manor Park 2.1 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 5 / 5 · Highest Sutton 012G · E01034156 498.0 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 1,479 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 2 min walk Robin Hood Junior School Primary · Community school · No linked inspection in the state-funded school snapshot · school position |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 3 min walk Asda Asda · Mapped supermarket · mapped customer entrance |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 1 min walk St. Nicholas Centre Shopping centre · shop position |
2. Stanley Park
Green-space reference · Mapped green-space reference position; not an entrance. Coordinates: 51.356620, -0.163415.
Retained source ID: 8171516. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Nighttime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 42.23 dB Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Railway noise | Daytime: 40.48 dB Nighttime: 35.3 dB |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | No mapped route within 30 min |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 1 min walk Stanley Park 3.5 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 2 / 5 · Lower Sutton 020A · E01004104 49.1 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 155 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 4 min walk Stanley Park Infants School Primary · Academy converter · Good · legacy overall · 2022-12-13 · mapped school gate |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 13 min walk The Co-operative Food Co-op · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | No mapped route within 30 min No reliable shopping access estimate within the 30-minute routing cap. |
3. The Co-operative Food
Mapped supermarket reference · store position. Coordinates: 51.356779, -0.173570.
Retained source ID: n5941322050. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Nighttime: No mapped aircraft-noise contour Averages do not describe individual flyovers. Without a contour, frequent or loud overflights are still possible. |
| Road noise | Daytime: 59.54 dB Nighttime: 45.7 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: 45.55 dB Nighttime: 39.69 dB |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 12 min walk Stanley Park 3.5 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 1 / 5 · Lowest Sutton 022C · E01004105 31.2 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 119 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 9 min walk Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary · Academy converter · Outstanding · legacy overall · 2023-07-18 · school position |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 1 min walk The Co-operative Food Co-op · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 26 min walk High Street Shopping street · 4 different mapped chains · shop position · H&M, JD Sports, M&S, TK Maxx |
Turn this comparison into viewing questions
Choose the journeys and surroundings you actually need. Check the location of the home, the route and entrance you would use, indoor noise and current access. A missing noise value is unverified quietness; a missing supported-line result does not cover every rail service. Tube proximity does not measure vibration, crime bands do not predict personal safety, and a nearby school does not establish eligibility.
Source snapshots behind these examples
- Aircraft: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping). Airport activity years vary and are not verified for every airport; no mapped aircraft-noise contour does not establish infrequent flights or quietness.
- Road and railway: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping); 2021 road/rail activity; historical model, not live measurements.. Published values begin at 40 dB day / 35 dB night.
- Walking and mapped destinations: retained OSM snapshot 2026-10-30T21:24:51Z; packaged station snapshot, not live services.
- Crime: 2024-09 to 2026-08; resident population year 2024. Historical London-only bands, not safety grades.
- Schools: GIAS 2026-10-31; Ofsted 2026-09-30. Proximity does not establish admissions.
- Tube proxy: April 2026; 100 m setback, not measured vibration.
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