HACKBRIDGE

An area of outer south London within the London Borough of Sutton. Sutton Council is renowned for its green credentials, as evidenced by being a partner in the energy efficient housing scheme in Hackbridge known as BedZED (=Beddington Zero Energy Development).

Hackbridge is near to a beautiful and extensive park: Beddington Park contains a Grade I listed manor house, and is very picturesque with the River Wandle (a Thames tributary) flowing through it.

Hackbridge is in travel card zone 4, and just one stop from uber cool Carshalton.

Hackbridge is set for even greater things in coming years with more beautifully designed, ecological housing now being built.

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Ewell

Really nice large village just outside London in the north of Surrey. It's a mile from Epsom and two miles from Cheam, with which it shares the vast and beautiful Nonsuch Park. It is very picturesque with some buildings dating back centuries, lovely old churches and a small village centre park called Bourne Hall park which also features a library and a large and very pretty pond complete with a fountain. Ewell is also home to the excellent Ewell Castle School.

When in Ewell it's pleasant to visit Bourne Hall to get some books from the library and then have a picnic in Bourne Hall Park overlooking the pond.

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Cricklewood

Area of NW London with a lot of character, that's on the up.

Cricklewood is getting cooler by the day.

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Cheam High

High achieving secondary school in the London Borough of Sutton, within the catchment area of most of Cheam and the town of Sutton. It was rated "Outstanding" by OFSTED.

- Cheam High School gets its pupils through their GCSEs and A Levels with flying colours.

- At Cheam High, it's cool to study.

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MERSTHAM

Lovely villagey town in Surrey about 20 miles from London, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Topped off by playing host to a nice little art gallery, the Rt Gallery.

Go to Merstham to breath in the fresh Surrey air and soak up the culture at the Rt Gallery.

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Cheam

Cheam is a smart area of outer London on the boundary with Surrey. It is in the much admired and very leafy London Borough of Sutton. It has at its centre a beautiful village and park. The park contains a mansion called Nonsuch. There are numerous trendy restaurants, gift shops and coffee houses in the village, along with a branch of Waitrose.

Cheam is very much the place to be for stylish people of all ages. It is truly EXCELLENT.

yuppy househunter: "all the nice areas around London are just sooo pricey..........."

yuppy 2: Move to Cheam; it's lovely and not too dear. It's the next place to be!

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SURBITON

Really cool Surrey town in outer London with beautiful Victorian grand architecture, river location and quick access by fast train to central LDN.

Surbiton is great for fine dining and river walks

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