Millfields in Mitcham: new-build flats and family townhouses in Zone 4 within a 25-minute commute to Victoria

A former factory complex on the banks of the River Wandle has made way for a scheme of apartments and townhouses with integral garages.

David Spittles3 February 2020

Victorian London’s southward sprawl came to an abrupt halt among the villages, fields and woodlands of Surrey.

Semi-detached suburbia flourished during the interwar years, but some places lost their allure with the rise of the car in the post-war era.

Without the Tube, Mitcham, once known for lavender fields and watercress beds, is waking up partly due to Tramlink, which now connects it to Wimbledon and East Croydon.

Today the area is an odd blend of town and country village.

Sitting in Travel Zone 4, it has 25-minute trains to Blackfriars and Victoria and noticeably good-value homes that are attracting young families priced out of the centre.

A former factory complex on the banks of the River Wandle has made way for Millfields, a scheme of apartments and townhouses with integral garages.

Three-bedroom houses cost from £580,000. Call Redrow on 020 811 6277.