Tollers Estate is a residental estate, located seven miles from Croydon and half a mile from Caterham-on-the-Hill, and adjacent to the beautiful countryside of Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, New Hill and Happy Valley.
The Estate consists of several blocks of two and three storey flats, some bungalows for older people, and is encircled by a single row of brick built terraced houses, including four closes. Occupancy is an even mix of owner-occupied, leased and council rented.
Coronavirus Information.
The following information from CAT Residents Group...
Community at Tollers are able to access a limited supply of essential items from a local source. Please contact us if you need anything urgently. Otherwise, please be mindful of the mad panic and greed buying that has occurred. We are here to provide a service for those most in need. Those consider not vulnerable or the elderly there will be a small cost for supplies.
We can offer direct support in the following, based on things being open:
- picking up medication from pharmacy
- taking to medical or hospital appointments
- dog walking
Contact us on c.a.t.residentsgroup@gmail.com
Call: Kaysen 07308163198 and Jenny: 07590822335.
We want to thank all the people for sharing ideas, awareness, offering support, buying goods, driving and helping residents directly. At a time like this we should be proud and honour our friendly neighbour and people do care for one another. We hope if times get tougher we can share our home stocks with one another and help keep each other well and healthy.
Thank you from the Committee
Issues We Face
Recent changes and proposals for our estate are causing controversy.
BxB and the Infill Building
Brick by Brick (BxB) are a development company 100% owned by Croydon Council. All their planning applications to build housing on public land have been passed by the Council, despite strong objections from local residents.
This includes a large amount of infill building on Tollers.
Read More.....
Parking
The problem is very simple, there isn't enough of it! And the building of 40 new housing units on the Estate is going to increase the problem to an impossible situation unless a considerable number of new parking bays are introduced. Fortunately, these are now being provided. Read more...
Proposed Estste Bus Route
It is proposed that the 404 bus is routed round the Estate. TFL have held a consultation for resident's views, and there is strong opposition - mentioning pollution issues, unsuitable roads on Tollers and the length of time the 404 takes to reach Coulsdon. It has been suggested that some people might need a bus as they cannot walk to the end of the lane for the bus on the main road.
TFL have decided - please see Latest News...
The Children's Playground
The children's playground located at the end of Ellis Road has been neglected and is badly in need of some care and attention. Covered in litter,shabby, with a broken rocking-horse and a roundabout that doesn't go round, results in an unsafe and unpleasant place for children to play.
We feel the Council should attend to this under Health and Safety considerations.
Do You Live on Tollers Estate?
Please consider joining the Estate's official Resident's Group, "Community at Tollers" (CAT) to keep up to date with the latest developments and to create a united voice that can speak for all of us.
CAT also issue newsletters, run varied events and get-togethers, and events for children. Read More...
Find CAT on Facebook... 
Or contact by email c.a.t.residentsgroup@gmail.com
History of the Estate
The Estate was built at the end of the Second World War on land that previously belonged to Parsons Pightle, the former home of Admiral Goodenough. (From where we get the road names Goodenough Way, Admiral's Walk and Jutland Gardens.) The rows of houses around the perimeter were constructed in 1947 with the assistance of Italian prisoners of war, and in the centre of the Estate were prefabs.
The prefabs were comfortable warm dwellings, with polished wood floors and consisted
of two bedrooms, a decent sized sitting room, and a compact bathroom and kitchen. Each had a garden and an Anderson shelter style coal shed. However the prefabs were constructed using asbestos, so were demolished at the beginning of the nineteen-sixties and the current blocks of flats were built.
The terraced houses are solidly built properties, mainly three bedroom, and some two bedroom. Each has a garden and a brick built garden shed.
Formerly controlled by Coulsdon and Purley UDC which was amalgamated with the County Borough of Croydon on 1st April (appropiate date!) in 1965 to form the London Borough of Croydon, against the wishes of the local population.