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Thinking of living at SM4 6DG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Abbotsbury Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Green Wrythe Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Benedict Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy Morden | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glenthorne High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 61.6 · 30.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greenshaw High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.7 · 25.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liberty Woodland School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Oak Tree Primary School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| RISE Education | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Morden Park Tennis Courts | 1.2 km | 71 |
| Swimming | Perseid Lower School | 810 m | 25 |
| Football | Tooting and Mitcham United FC | 890 m | 11 |
| Bowls | Mitcham Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Squash | Canons Leisure Centre (Mitcham) | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Mitcham Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Golf | Mitcham Golf Club | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Athletics | David Weir Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon Leisure Centre | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga South Wimbledon | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Merton Rugby Club | 860 m | 3 |
| Pilates | Explore Pilates | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Gym | Hybrid Fitness | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Judo | Westcroft Judo Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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.
The nearest station is Belgrave Walk tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (700 m). The nearest rail station is Morden South, 1.1 km away, with 76k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Drive Morden, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (route 45); 84 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Academy (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Morden, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Mark's Church of England Academy (1.6 km) and Harris Academy Wimbledon (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (3.5 km) and Sutton Grammar School (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away, with White Lodge closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Central Medical Centre (400 m), with Pyramid Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, D&M is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, 2.0 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Pipasa is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Royal Surrey Pub the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 117 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ravensbury Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Sutton Arena (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
29 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.