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Thinking of living at SM7 1PQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Mead Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Warren Mead Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Banstead Community Junior School | Primary | 1.8 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Banstead Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| The Beacon School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glyn School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Overton Grange School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Epsom College | Independent | 1.7 km | 63.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Banstead Preparatory School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Ewell Castle School | Independent | 2.4 km | 26.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SM7 1PQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Banstead Downs Tennis Club | 1.6 km | 36 |
| Swimming | Everlast Gyms (Ewell) | 600 m | 13 |
| Golf | Cuddington Golf Club | 760 m | 11 |
| Squash | Epsom College Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Football | Alexandra United (9v9) | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Cheam Fields Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Banstead Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Horse racing | Epsom Downs | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Body & Brain | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Poole Road Athletics Track | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Galley Hill Shooting Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Sutton and Epsom RFC | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Boules | Epsom Park Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Lady Neville Ball Court | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Rainbow Leisure Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Pilates | The Chatsworth Studio | 2.7 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: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Banstead, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 149k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Warren Mead Junior School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avenue Primary Academy (0.3 km).
The nearest secondary is The Beacon School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.1 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Sutton (1.2 km) and Glyn School (3.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.6 km) and Sutton Grammar School (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative, 1.0 km away, with Everlast Gyms Epsom closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nork Clinic (1.1 km), with Madison'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Groomed @ Nork is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, 4.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Cuddington Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Nork Social Club the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Humps, 800 m away; for exercise, DW Fitness - Ewell (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 21 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
3 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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It's highly educated: 52% 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.