Carshalton on the Hill
Neighbourhood · 58 residents
58Good
Good · better than 4 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- Schools scores 76, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 17 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Food & drink scores 30, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Carshalton on the Hill
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Is Carshalton on the Hill a good place to live?
Carshalton on the Hill scores 58/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (76) and safety (71).
It scores lowest on food & drink (30).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Carshalton on the Hill in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Carshalton on the Hill
Carshalton on the Hill reads as semi-detached London suburbia at its most settled — broad roads, 1930s bay fronts, hedges rather than walls, the kind of streets where the cars on the drive tend to be a few years old rather than new. It doesn't feel dense for inner London, though the numbers say otherwise; this is a place that looks calmer than its population density would suggest.
The practical picture here is a strong one. Carshalton Beeches station gives you the rail link, and with a median age of nearly 43 this isn't a hotspot for twenty-something commuters so much as a landing place for people a bit further into settled life — households who've traded a faster commute for a bigger house and a quieter street. Schools reinforce that: Stanley Park Infants and Oaks Park High School both carry Good ratings, part of a schools picture that scores strongly overall, even though Oaks Park's progress scores suggest it's not where the top academic numbers come from. The housing stock matches the demographic — mostly freehold semi-detacheds, over three-quarters of sales freehold, with a median price around £630,000 that sits close to the regional London average but well above the national one. A semi here sells for roughly £705,000 against a national median of £273,000, which tells you this is a borough where even the "ordinary" house carries a city price tag. Against Sutton, the wider borough, prices run about 38% higher, so you're paying a premium even within what's already an expensive part of London.