Cheam Village and North Cheam
Cheam Village is centred around the crossroads between Sutton, North Cheam, South Cheam and Ewell. As well as bus services, it is served by Cheam mainline station which is in London Travelcard Zone 5 and one stop from Sutton, about a mile away, and two from Epsom, about two miles away. Services from Cheam to central London include direct trains to Victoria which take about half-an-hour. It has several historic buildings, including some which date back several centuries, such as Nonesuch Mansion, Whitehall and Lumley Chapel (see below).
Cheam Village is an upmarket part of Cheam commercially, with its shopping and catering facilities having improved in recent years and now including Waitrose, Majestic Wine Warehouse, Costa Coffee, Prezzo and Pizza Express, as well as many independent establishments. The entrance to Nonsuch Park with its historic mansion (see below) is two hundred yards from the village centre crossroads.
North Cheam is situated about a mile north of the Cheam Village at the crossroad between Cheam Village and Worcester Park, Epsom and Morden. There are well established bus services serving the area, including services 213 (Sutton to Kingston), 151 (Wallington to Worcester Park), 93 (North Cheam to Putney Bridge) and the less frequent X26 express service between Heathrow Airport and Croydon.
Victoria Junction is the centre of North Cheam. The area consists of a large Sainsbury's supermarket, a neighbouring park, a number of independent shops and restaurants, a post office and several banks. Plans to redevelop a vacant 1960s building at the North Cheam crossroad into a slicker-looking new one will undoubtedly further improve the area's appearance, as well as adding commercial and residential provision.
St. Anthony's Hospital is a large private hospital which is situated on the London Road in North Cheam.
Cheam Leisure Centre, on Malden Road, offers facilities including a swimming pool (30m x 12m), squash courts and fitness gym.
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