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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Whitton | Richmond upon Thames | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 65 | 74 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 86% | 89% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 32% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 45% | 60% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 16.2 | 16.1 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Whitton, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Whitton Library, 50 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 481); 66 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Nelson Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School (0.7 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Turing House School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Heathland School (1.2 km) and St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School (1.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (5 km) and Tiffin School (6.5 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Al-Nour Supermarket, 150 m away; News Centre (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kingfisher Practice (850 m), with Minal Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Colour Bar is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is West Middlesex University Hospital, 3.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Raymonds is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Admiral Nelson the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 8% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 62% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Murray Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 50 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Heathfield Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Heathfield Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Turing House School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Twickenham School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Heathland School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waldegrave School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 67.3 · 37% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Suffah Primary School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| The Mall School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Whitton | Richmond upon Thames | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 61 min | 62 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 96 min | 97 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 9 min | 12 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.5 km | 0.7 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 56 | 72 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 8% | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 46% | 58% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 22% | 25% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Whitton | Richmond upon Thames | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 22 | 19 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 74% | 86% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 17 | 19 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 51% | 73% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 34 | 37 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Twickenham Marble Hill | 42 | 4 | 87 min | 28 | £816k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Hill | 45 | 3 | 101 min | 23 | £715k |
| Twickenham West | 46 | 3 | 101 min | 20 | £657k |
| St Margarets | 48 | 3 | 93 min | 27 | £1.04m |
| Hampton Wick & Teddington East | 54 | 3 | 107 min | 13 | £678k |
| Teddington North | 58 | 2 | 104 min | 21 | £831k |
| Hampton Village | 59 | 2 | 112 min | 12 | £726k |
| Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham | 59 | 2 | 109 min | 19 | £1.32m |
| Ham | 63 | 4 | 111 min | 20 | £778k |
| Kew Gardens | 65 | 1 | 79 min | 23 | £1.04m |
| Whitton (this one) | 65 | 3 | 96 min | 17 | £644k |
| Hampton Hill | 68 | 3 | 106 min | 16 | £800k |
| East Sheen North | 70 | 3 | 95 min | 15 | £1.10m |
| North Barnes | 71 | 4 | 86 min | 31 | £1.49m |
| Mortlake & South Barnes | 72 | 2 | 88 min | 16 | £1.01m |
| Teddington Central | 78 | 2 | 101 min | 14 | £861k |
| Heathfield | 79 | 1 | 109 min | 14 | £598k |
| North Sheen | 81 | 1 | 89 min | 18 | £755k |
| Queen's Road | 89 | 2 | 91 min | 21 | £824k |
| Twickenham North | 90 | 3 | 88 min | 19 | £711k |
| Nursery Lands & Hampton North | 96 | 2 | 114 min | 14 | £548k |
| Twickenham Town | 125 | 3 | 86 min | 21 | £686k |
| Richmond Central | 194 | 2 | 84 min | 23 | £974k |
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 6.8 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is St Mary's University, Twickenham, 2.6 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Independent |
| 2.3 km |
| 36.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Whitton | Richmond upon Thames | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 23 | 21 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 7 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 15 min | 14 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 61 min | 43 min |
| Heathrow airport | 58 min | 19 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).