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Thinking of living at CR4 2HD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorringe Park Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Beecholme Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Lonesome Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodmansterne School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 16.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Graveney School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 63.9 · 35.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Merton | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Morden | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lavender Lodge School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Jus'T'Learn | Independent | 800 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground | 590 m | 66 |
| Swimming | Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) | 1.2 km | 30 |
| Bowls | Mitcham Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Squash | Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Mitcham Cricket Green | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Ivengar Yoga Studio | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Football | Tooting and Mitcham United FC | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Green Gym | 550 m | 5 |
| Athletics | Furzedown Recreation Centre | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Merton Saints Bmx Track | 400 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Pollards Hill Skatepark | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | (Unoccupied) | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Mitcham Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Karting | TeamSport Mitcham | 290 m | 2 |
| Golf | Mitcham Golf Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Gym | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.6 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Mitcham Eastfields, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is St Mark's C Of E Academy Playing Fields, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 152, 463, 633); 83 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Gorringe Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Granton Primary School (1.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Mark's Church of England Academy, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Graveney School (1.7 km) and Harris Academy Merton (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (4.5 km) and Sutton Grammar School (5.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with NR Food and Wines closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Figges Marsh Surgery (500 m), with Rays Chemists the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Roots is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 2.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Teamsport Indoor Karting is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Gardeners Arms the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 110 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 34% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground, 550 m away; for exercise, TeamSport Mitcham (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
35 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near CR4 2HD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.