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Thinking of living at KT4 8LA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Cheam Common Infants' Academy | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | Primary | 600 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Green Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Coombe Boys' School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cheam High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Richard Challoner School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 59.4 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holy Cross School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 59.2 · 23.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brookways School | Independent | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 14.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tennis Avenue School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Blossom House School | Independent | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 7.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Worcester Park Athletics Club | 600 m | 65 |
| Swimming | Paddling Pool | 1.4 km | 20 |
| Football | Fulham FC Training Ground | 1.6 km | 18 |
| Cricket | Nets | 670 m | 10 |
| Squash | Cheam Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Bowls | Supreme Bowling Club | 2.5 km | 10 |
| Rugby union | Fortress Motspur | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Golf | The River Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Worcester Park Athletics Club | 590 m | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Blagdons Sports Ground | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Sarah McKenna Pilates | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Merton Rugby Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Badminton | New Malden Sports Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Judo | Ray Stevens Academy | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Netball | LSE Sports Ground | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | The Saraswati Yoga Studio | 3.0 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Worcester Park, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Browning Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route S3); 34 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Dorchester Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cheam Common Infants' Academy (0.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Boys' School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Richard Challoner School (1.9 km) and Glenthorne High School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Nonsuch High School for Girls (2.9 km) and Sutton Grammar School (3.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away; Jolleys (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Manor Drive Medical Centre (900 m), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Haircutting Co is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, 3.8 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: 16 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Royal India Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Royal British Legion the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 52% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Amphitheatre, 500 m away; for exercise, Paddling Pool (1.4 km).
41 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, 15 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 18 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% 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.