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Thinking of living at KT12 5ES? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burhill Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Bell Farm Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Cleves School | Primary | 1.5 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Oatlands School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Three Rivers Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cobham Free School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 53.1 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Esher Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.4 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heathside Walton-on-Thames | Secondary | 3.7 km | – |
| Heathside School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 58.7 · 19.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashley Park School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| The Danesfield Manor School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| ACS Cobham International School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hersham Coronation Recreation Ground | 1.5 km | 24 |
| Football | Coronation Recreation Ground | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Golf | Burhill Golf Club | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Swimming | St Georges Hill Lawn Tennis Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Pilates | FitZen Pilates | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Walton on Thames Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Rowing | Thames Valley Skiff Club | 3.3 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Nets | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Sailing | Weybridge Sailing and Recreational Boating Club | 3.8 km | 5 |
| Squash | St Georges Hill Lawn Tennis Club | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Climbing adventure | Crate Stacking | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Sandown Sports | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Esher | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Rock-Up | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Body & Brain | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Cobham Rugby Football Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Walton-on-Thames, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Vaux Crescent, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 459); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 25 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Burhill Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cleves School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Three Rivers Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's Catholic College (5.5 km) and Hinchley Wood School (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Tiffin School (9.5 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (10.1 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 750 m away, with Walton & Hersham Foodbank closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hersham Surgery (700 m), with Philip J Adams the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Elliott Hairdressers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Peter's Hospital, 8.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 58% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Seasons Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Bricklayers Arms the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 161 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Vauxmead, 500 m away; for exercise, Dog pool (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.0 µg/m³).
14 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 KT12 5ES, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 12 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 45% 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.