Robbers smashed through a man's patio doors before threatening him and stealing cash.

Police are appealing for information after the men broke in to the house in Great Woodcote Park, Purley, shortly after 11am on Tuesday.

They left through the rear garden of the house via a garden in Church Hill and are believed to have sped away in a silver estate car.

If you have information, you can call police on 101 or the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.