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Thinking of living at SW17 9LE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellincourt Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Links Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Tooting Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Furzedown Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Boniface RC Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Graveney School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 63.9 · 35.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ernest Bevin Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodmansterne School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 16.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Risalah Secondary School | Independent | 1.3 km | 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Risalah Boys' School | Independent | 1.3 km | 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Tamworth Recreation Ground | 710 m | 64 |
| Swimming | Tooting Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 32 |
| Fitness | Green Gym | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Colliers Wood Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 11 |
| Yoga | Ivengar Yoga Studio | 350 m | 9 |
| Squash | Tooting Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Football | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Mitcham Cricket Green | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Furzedown Recreation Centre | 850 m | 5 |
| Golf | Mitcham Golf Club | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Climbing | The Font Wandsworth | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | (Unoccupied) | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Merton Saints Bmx Track | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Pollards Hill Skatepark | 3.0 km | 3 |
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: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tooting, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 804k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Wimbledon.
The nearest bus stop is Tooting Station, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 270, 280, 355, 264); 204 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% 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 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 10 km away as the crow flies.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Sellincourt Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Boniface RC Primary School (0.3 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Graveney School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 63.9 · 35.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Wimbledon (2.2 km) and St Mark's Church of England Academy (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (6.3 km) and Sutton Grammar School (6.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 100 m away; Kings Newsagents (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tooting South Medical Centre (200 m), with Cospharm Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Andrew’s Barber Shop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 800 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 101 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Olive 3 Pizza is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Tooting Progressive Working Men's Club & Institute the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 172 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
47 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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| Lavender Lodge School |
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There are 13 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 70% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Graveney Pocket Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 8.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Many neighbours rent: 44% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 58% 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.