Town

Sanderstead

Located in Croydon, Greater London Coordinates: 51°20′09″ N 0°04′40″ W

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Population: 12,777; 12.8K
Elevation: 168 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LCY London City Airport21 km; LGW London Gatwick Airport22 km

About Sanderstead

Sanderstead is a town. Location: Croydon, Greater London. Population: 12,777. Elevation: 168 m.

From Wikipedia

Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965. It takes in Purley Downs and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-highest point in London. Sanderstead sits above a dry valley at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London.

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Photos of Sanderstead

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Places bordering Sanderstead

Selsdon
Kenley

Climate of Sanderstead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (68 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sanderstead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	68	43	51	46	49	55	43	50	59	65	66	66

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sanderstead

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (22 km). The nearest large city is Croydon, 5 km to the north.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 21 kmnortheast
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 22 kmsouth
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 31 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Croydon Population: 173.3K 5 kmnorth
Sutton Population: 187.6K 9 kmwest
City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 18 kmnorth
London Population: 9M 19 kmnorth
Bexley Population: 228K 20 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sanderstead

Within 100 km: 798 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 314 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

Sunbury Court Island 23 kmW
Rivermead Island 24 kmW
Lot's Ait Island 23 kmNW
Ravens Ait Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km566 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 30 kmN
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 43 kmE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 57 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 58 kmS

60–100 km725 places

Portsea Island Natural site 91 kmSW
Isle of Sheppey Island 64 kmE
Camber Sands Beach 76 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sanderstead Plantation Mountain, Croydon
0.5 km NE
Selhurst Park Landmark, Croydon
7 km N
Clock House Mountain, Sutton
5.9 km W
Nore Hill Mountain, Chelsham and Farleigh
5.8 km SE
Croydon Transmitting Station Landmark, Croydon
8.2 km N
Crystal Palace Mountain, Croydon
8.4 km N
Winders Hill Mountain, Caterham Valley
7.5 km S
Chrystal Palace Transmitting Station Landmark, Bromley
9.8 km N