Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:44 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:03 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,204 residentsin the Cheam High Street census areaMedian age 44.13,212 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright4% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,986 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 36% go by car, 13% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C653 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesNonsuch Parkpark · under a mile · 128 haWarren Farmpark · under a mile · 24 haPerrett's Fieldpark · under a mile · 7 haCheam Parkallotments · under a mileCuddington Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 55 haSutton Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202447 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 13 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,338 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Anthony's Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryCheam Family Practice28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFrith Bros LTD27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNonsuch Park Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools27 primary, 7 secondary, 4 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryCheam Fields Primary Academyages 3-11, 471 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCheam High Schoolages 11-18, 2,119 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 349 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth East Surrey College of Technology1.7 miUniversityKingston University4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationCheamunder a mileUndergroundMorden Underground Station3.0 miBus stationCromwell Road Bus StationKingston Upon Thames4.9 miFerryKingston Town End PierKingston Upon Thames4.9 miBus stops77 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SM3 postcode district.
