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Thinking of living at SW19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Pelham Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Dundonald Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| TCES National Online School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| TCES National Online School | Secondary | 800 m | – |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rutlish School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 60.5 · 26.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ricards Lodge High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wimbledon College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 57 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willington School | Independent | 800 m | – |
| Wimbledon High School GDST | Independent | 900 m | 71.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall School Wimbledon |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Wilton Tennis Club | 690 m | 69 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 390 m | 28 |
| Bowls | Colliers Wood Bowls Club | 860 m | 14 |
| Golf | Wimbledon Park Golf Club | 1.9 km | 12 |
| Squash | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 940 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Football | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon Leisure Centre | 510 m | 8 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga South Wimbledon | 570 m | 7 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 390 m | 6 |
| Rugby union | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Wimbledon Park Athletics Track | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Pilates | Explore Pilates | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Climbing | The Font Wandsworth | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 940 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. 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: 62% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Merton Park tram stop, about a 5-minute walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is Wimbledon, 600 m away, with 13.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wimbledon Theatre, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 93, 131, 219, 57); 240 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Pelham Primary School (0.1 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is TCES National Online School, 800 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Wimbledon (0.6 km) and Rutlish School (1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Grammar School (5.7 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (6.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 150 m away; Majestic Wine Warehouse (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wimbledon Medical Practice (100 m), with Chemco Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, rafaela balestra lashes is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 2.0 km 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: 33 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bar & Block Steak House Wimbledon is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and South Wimbledon Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
67 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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| Independent |
| 1.6 km |
| 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SW19 1PQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Homes are mostly flats (52%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 62% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 129 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is South Park Gardens, 500 m away; for exercise, PureGym (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 4% socially.
It's highly educated: 69% 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.