 It abuts West End Common, which is part of Esher Commons an outcrop of the Bagshot Formation of a subsoil of sands, peats and gravels, being the part of the Commons nearest the River Mole.The settlement became more than an archetypal hamlet in the mid-19th century with many of the houses dating from the Victorian period.West End is also home to a large garden centre - Garsons Garden Centre.