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Thinking of living at SW19 3HG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Park Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Park Academy | Primary | 500 m | 94% met the expected standard |
| Pelham Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Merton Abbey Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Rutlish School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 60.5 · 26.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| TCES National Online School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Wimbledon College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 57 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liberty Woodland School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Wimbledon High School GDST | Independent | 1.5 km | 71.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willington School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Nursery Road Playing Fields | 280 m | 66 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.0 km | 25 |
| Bowls | Merton Park Bowling Club | 460 m | 13 |
| Golf | Wimbledon Park Golf Club | 2.7 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 420 m | 10 |
| Football | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 420 m | 10 |
| Squash | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Wimbledon Park Athletics Track | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Old Rutlishians' Assocation | 420 m | 5 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga South Wimbledon | 710 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Merton Rugby Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Explore Pilates | 620 m | 2 |
| Badminton | Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Judo | Ray Stevens Academy | 2.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Merton Park tram stop, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is Wimbledon Chase, 950 m away, with 272k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Mostyn Road, 350 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (route K5); 5 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Merton Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 93% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Academy (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Rutlish School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 60.5 · 26.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Wimbledon (1.1 km) and Ricards Lodge High School (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Grammar School (4.8 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 750 m away, with Lloyds Local closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nelson Medical Practice (700 m), with Lords Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Cut Or Dye is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St George's Hospital (Tooting), 2.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
The Pizza Pro is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Old Rutlishians Association the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 70% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is St Mary's Glebe, 250 m away; for exercise, Old Rutlishians' Assocation (400 m).
41 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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A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 59% 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.