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Thinking of living at SM6 8QH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High View Primary School | Primary | 50 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Foresters Primary School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Bandon Hill Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wilson's School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 86.9 · 87% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wallington County Grammar School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 77.7 · 53.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The John Fisher School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wallington High School for Girls | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 80.5 · 65.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| JUS Education | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Collingwood School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| The Write Time | Independent | 1.7 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Mellows Park | 320 m | 51 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Purley) | 810 m | 15 |
| Bowls | C.M.O. Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Golf | The Oaks Golf Club | 3.7 km | 8 |
| Cricket | LCCA Cricket Centre | 240 m | 7 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Purley) | 810 m | 5 |
| Rugby union | Old Whitgiftians RFC (main pitch) | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Football | Whitgift Sports Club | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Gym | énergie Fitness | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Wandle Park Skatepark | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Big Slick Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Croydon Boxing Gym | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Phoenix Martial Arts | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Whitgift Sports Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Woodcote High School | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Running | South London Harriers Club House | 4.8 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. 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 Waddon, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 605k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Mellows Park / Plough Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route S4); 67 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is High View Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Beddington Park Academy (0.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wilson's School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 86.9 · 87% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.3 km) and Harris Academy Merton (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (1.2 km) and Wilson's School (1.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is W. Wing Yip (London) Cash And Carry, 800 m away, with D Parker And Son closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wallington Medical Centre (600 m), with Lafford Chemist the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Wallington Nails is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Cricket For Change is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Dog House the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Mellows Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Surrey Health & Racquets Club (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 24 km.
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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| Attainment 8: 2.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SM6 8QH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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.