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Thinking of living at KT4 8BX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 400 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Dorchester Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Cheam Common Infants' Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.2 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Malden Parochial CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Coombe Boys' School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Richard Challoner School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 59.4 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holy Cross School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 59.2 · 23.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Raynes Park High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cheam High School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tennis Avenue School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Blossom House School | Independent | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 7.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Worcester Park Athletics Club | 440 m | 62 |
| Swimming | Paddling Pool | 760 m | 21 |
| Football | Fulham FC Training Ground | 850 m | 19 |
| Golf | The River Club | 1.7 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Nets | 420 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Supreme Bowling Club | 1.8 km | 10 |
| Rugby union | Fortress Motspur | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Squash | New Malden Sports Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Worcester Park Athletics Club | 400 m | 5 |
| Pilates | Sarah McKenna Pilates | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Blagdons Sports Ground | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Fitbox | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Gymnastics | Avondale Gymnastics Club | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Merton Rugby Club | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Yoga | The Saraswati Yoga Studio | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Badminton | New Malden Sports Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Worcester Park, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Green Lane / Hazlemere Gardens, 350 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route S3); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Green Lane Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Burlington Infant and Nursery School (1.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Boys' School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Richard Challoner School (1 km) and Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Nonsuch High School for Girls (3.9 km) and Tiffin School (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Dar Al Zaad, 600 m away; Worcester Park Mini Market (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Manor Drive Medical Centre (650 m), with Plough Green Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Angeline hair & beauty is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kingston Hospital, 3.8 km 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Coffee Bean Collection is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Malden Manor Bowling Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 18% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 74% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Amphitheatre, 650 m away; for exercise, Paddling Pool (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
31 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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| Brookways School |
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| Independent |
| 1.8 km |
| Attainment 8: 14.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 17 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Kingston University, 4.6 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.