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Thinking of living at SE9 3TU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyborne Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Dulverton Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit | Primary | 1.1 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Montbelle Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Longlands Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 60.6 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leigh Stationers' Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chislehurst School for Girls | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.3 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eltham Hill School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 52.3 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Olave's Prep School | Independent | 450 m | – |
| Social Arts for Education | Independent | 1.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Serenity School Eltham | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Altash Gardens | 930 m | 41 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Chislehurst) | 1.8 km | 19 |
| Golf | Sidcup Family Golf | 580 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Southwood Park | 290 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Duke of Kent Court Bowls Club | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Football | Artic Stadium (Cray Valley Paper Mills FC and Stansfeld FC) | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Bone's Gym | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground | 4.2 km | 4 |
| Squash | The Sundridge Park Club | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Athletics | St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Eltham Terrace Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Old Brockleians Rugby Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Colfe's Leisure Centre | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Basketball | basketball court | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Darts | Eltham Terrace Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Poker | Eltham Terrace Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is New Eltham, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 2.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Footscray Road / Southwood Rd, 100 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 321, 233); 93 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Wyborne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 60.6 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Greenwich (2.8 km) and Leigh Academy Halley (4.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (2.9 km) and Bexley Grammar School (4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cinar Village Market, 150 m away; Laabham (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Eltham And Blackfen Medical Centre (200 m), with Stevens Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Laura Jane Hair and Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 5.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pope Street Bar & Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and New Eltham Social Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 63% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Altash Gardens, 950 m away; for exercise, Make A Difference (950 m).
40 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 8.2 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.