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Thinking of living at SW19 3AB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Merton Abbey Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Park Academy | Primary | 700 m | 94% met the expected standard |
| Merton Park Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 300 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 |
| TCES National Online School | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| Ricards Lodge High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wimbledon College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 57 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willington School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Wimbledon High School GDST | Independent | 1.4 km | 71.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liberty Woodland School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Nursery Road Playing Fields | 470 m | 69 |
| Swimming | Wimbledon Leisure Centre | 590 m | 28 |
| Bowls | Colliers Wood Bowls Club | 790 m | 14 |
| Golf | Wimbledon Park Golf Club | 2.4 km | 12 |
| Squash | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 880 m | 9 |
| Football | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 880 m | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon Leisure Centre | 580 m | 8 |
| Athletics | Wimbledon Park Athletics Track | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga South Wimbledon | 110 m | 5 |
| Rugby union | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 880 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 900 m | 5 |
| Rugby | Cherry Red Records Stadium | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Climbing | The Font Wandsworth | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Explore Pilates | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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 South Wimbledon Underground station, a few minutes' walk (150 m). The nearest rail station is Wimbledon, 1.1 km away, with 13.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Morden Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 152, 655); 179 departures an hour from the 12 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 Pelham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Wimbledon, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rutlish School (1 km) and Ricards Lodge High School (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Grammar School (5.7 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (6.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 100 m away; Spiceway Supermarket (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wimbledon Medical Practice (400 m), with Lords Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Cut Or Dye 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.
Little Vietnam is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Horse and Groom the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
62 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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| 1.5 km |
| – |
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The nearest park is Nelson Gardens, 200 m away; for exercise, F45 Training (100 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.