Although strawberries are still grown in the area, much of the land once used is now covered with houses. Because of the nature of the plots of land which were once the strawberry farms, many of the houses are built in relatively small estates. The mixture of old and new gives Locks Heath a unique character, and there are numerous references to strawberries in the area, such as The Talisman pub (Talisman being a variety of strawberry) and the Joseph Paxton pub, the name of a locally grown strawberry named after the gardener and designer of Crystal Palace.