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Thinking of living at SW17 0JE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit | Primary | 250 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Gatton (VA) Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Boniface RC Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Sellincourt Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Garfield Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Burntwood School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.4 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ernest Bevin Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Graveney School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 63.9 · 35.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ricards Lodge High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Risalah Secondary School | Independent | 900 m | 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Risalah Boys' School | Independent | 900 m | 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hybrid Fitness (Wimbledon) | 730 m | 68 |
| Swimming | Tooting Leisure Centre | 140 m | 39 |
| Fitness | Hybrid Fitness | 730 m | 13 |
| Yoga | Ivengar Yoga Studio | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Bowls | Colliers Wood Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 13 |
| Squash | Tooting Leisure Centre | 140 m | 12 |
| Golf | Wimbledon Park Golf Club | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Football | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 770 m | 7 |
| Multi-sport | (Unoccupied) | 990 m | 6 |
| Cricket | The Spencer Club | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Rugby | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 770 m | 4 |
| Athletics | Furzedown Recreation Centre | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Climbing | The Font Wandsworth | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Kimber Road Skatepark And Bmx Track | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Gym | Hybrid Fitness | 730 m | 2 |
| Shooting | The Borough of Wandsworth Rifle Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 39. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tooting Broadway Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Haydons Road, 1.0 km away, with 323k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Road / Garrett Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 155, 280, 264, 493); 158 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 18% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 9 km away as the crow flies.
57% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gatton (VA) Primary School (0.6 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Burntwood School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 49.4 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Graveney School (1.7 km) and Harris Academy Wimbledon (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (6.9 km) and Sutton Grammar School (7.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is M & S Simply Food, 300 m away, with Your Happy Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grafton Medical Partners (550 m), with Auckland Rogers Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Taylor Rose is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 200 m away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 37 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Blue House Bakery SW17 is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Selkirk the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 142 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
55 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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| Tram House School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
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Homes are mostly flats (69%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 67% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Tooting Gardens, 100 m away; for exercise, Tooting Leisure Centre (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 8.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.3 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 20 km.
Many neighbours rent: 46% of households rent privately and 21% socially.
It's young: 33% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 55% 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.