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Thinking of living at KT24 6LP? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Raleigh School | Primary | 450 m | 100% met the expected standard |
| St Lawrence Primary School | Primary | 3.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham | Primary | 4.1 km | – |
| Great Bookham School | Primary | 4.7 km | 96% met the expected standard |
| Clandon CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 5.1 km | 35% met the expected standard |
| Howard of Effingham School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glenesk School | Independent | 400 m | – |
| Cranmore | Independent | 2.2 km | 23.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aurora Poppyfield School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
Every primary near KT24 6LP, 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 | Kingston Meadow | 540 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Horsley and Send Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Drift Golf Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Swimming | De Vere Horsley Estate | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Papercourt Lake | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Bowls | East Horsley Bowling Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Ellie Yoki | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Cranmore School | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Surrey Sporting Club (Shooting) | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Dog agility | Dog Agility Area | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Delta Force Paintball South London | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Main Hall | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Effingham Community Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Volleyball | Effingham Community Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Football | Effingham Community Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Effingham Community Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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: 56% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Horsley, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 349k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Meadow Way, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 478); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 34 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is The Raleigh School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 100% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Howard of Effingham School, 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 57.1 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 4.1 km away, with Sainsbury's closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Horsley Medical Practice (600 m), with Horsley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Headlines Unisex Salon is 3.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Epsom General Hospital, 12 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
La Meridiana is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Barley Mow the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 117 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 347 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hatchlands Park, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Ellie Yoki (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 22 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
18 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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It's highly educated: 53% 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.