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Thinking of living at KT10 0TX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Ellingham Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Claygate Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Chessington School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Southborough High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 57.5 · 25% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rowan Preparatory School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Milbourne Lodge School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Woodstock House School | Independent | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 8.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near KT10 0TX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sir Francis Barker Recreation Ground | 760 m | 31 |
| Football | Chessington & Hook FC | 1.3 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Lovelace Primary School | 870 m | 11 |
| Golf | Surbiton Golf Club | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Squash | Surbiton Hockey Club | 2.7 km | 10 |
| Cricket | King Edward's recreation ground | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Chessington Bowls CLub | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Tolworth Skatepark | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | London Kettlebell Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Surbiton Hockey Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Horse racing | Sandown Racecourse | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Skiing | The Oakwood | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Karting | Daytona Sandown Park | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Sandown Sports | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Ember Sports Club Croquet Lawn | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Fitbox | 4.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 59% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chessington South, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 344k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Lovelace Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Chessington School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hinchley Wood School (2.2 km) and Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Tiffin School (6.5 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (7.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 1.0 km away; JCM Star Convenience Store (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hook Surgery (850 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Josephs is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Epsom General Hospital, 6.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Barwell Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The Griffin the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 151 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Merritt Gardens Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Chessington Sports (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 15 km away.
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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
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.