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Thinking of living at KT2 7TQ? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Coombe Hill Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Coombe Hill Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Coombe Girls' School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 55.3 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tiffin School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 79.1 · 60.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Kingston Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 62.8 · 34.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 85.3 · 85.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Canbury School | Independent | 350 m | Attainment 8: 15.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Cross Preparatory School | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Rokeby School | Independent | 700 m | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Holy Cross Prep School | 510 m | 69 |
| Football | Kingsmeadow | 1.9 km | 25 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Kingston) | 1.8 km | 18 |
| Cricket | Malden Wanderers | 2.2 km | 18 |
| Golf | Coombe Wood Golf Club | 360 m | 16 |
| Sailing | Albany Park Canoe & Sailing Centre | 1.9 km | 13 |
| Rugby union | Wimbledon Rugby Football Club | 2.1 km | 10 |
| Bowls | Malden Lime Grove Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Squash | Teddington Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 9 |
| Rowing | The Albany Boathouse | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Canoe | Albany Park Canoe & Sailing Centre | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Running | Weir Archer | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Pilates | YMCA Hawker Centre | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Concrete Jungle | 3.8 km | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon College Sports Ground | 2.5 km | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 46. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Norbiton, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Ravenswood Court, 50 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes K3, 85); 71 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Alexandra Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Girls' School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 55.3 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Kingston Academy (1.4 km) and Teddington School (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Tiffin School (1 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (1.5 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative, 1.1 km away, with Crescent Express closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fairhill Medical Practice (600 m), with Lindsay Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, The Cutting Room is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kingston Hospital, 350 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 42% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Tamil Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and AfC Kingston Youth Service the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 131 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Dinton Field, 950 m away; for exercise, Gym (1.3 km).
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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A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 13 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 36% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's highly educated: 61% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Kingston University, 2.7 km away (TEF Gold).
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.