
History of Sanderstead
Although Sanderstead saw many new homes built with the arrival of the railways, it’s much older than that, first mentioned in the Domesday book in 1086 as Sandestede and with a Norman Church, All Saints, still a hub of activity (pictured). The Tudor White House in the village High Street, next to the Sanderstead Cricket and Hockey club, is several hundred years old and is rumoured to have been a hunting lodge to the King, with the 150-acre King’s Wood close by, a popular place for walkers with its bluebells in Spring.
Sanderstead today
The modern day Sanderstead village is still a traditional village in the sense of being a place where people meet, either to go shopping or walk or play in the park and its children’s play area allows parents and minders a brief rest, or meet for a Costa coffee, use the craft workshop at Hive, or to attend the functions at the Church Hall, a peaceful way of life that hasn’t changed since the Sanderstead high street was built in the 1930s and like many local businesses, ours owes its success to that.
Travel connections
Residents like the area for several reasons, its popular schools for ages 4 to 18, its large and various open spaces and its fast train commute times, less than 25 minutes to Victoria or London Bridge from Sanderstead station without having to change.
Gatwick train station is less than 25 minutes away. The area is a haven for golfers with several long-established courses and clubs.



Education
As well as famous private schools minutes away by bus like Whitgift School or Croydon High GDST this area has its own choice of OFSTED ‘outstanding rated’ primary and secondary schools, for example Riddlesdown Collegiate. Riddlesdown station is one stop away from Sanderstead and at its peak there is a City of London corporation managed Common and car park with fallow deer occasionally spotted there, but still only half an hour from the City.
Local area
Warlingham village is a few miles south of Sanderstead and is another ancient settlement a few minutes’ drive from the picturesque Surrey Hills, with traditional pubs and restaurants, Doctors and supermarkets. Warlingham Primary and Collegiate are very popular for ages 4 to 18.
Selsdon is a mile or so from Sanderstead village with its own bustling High Street and famous for its National Trust owned bird sanctuary and the Addington Palace once a home to the Bishops of Rochester. As well as traditional recreation grounds Selsdon has some pretty escapes such as Heathfield Gardens and it is well connected to East Croydon with its tram connection which runs all the way to Wimbledon.




