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Thinking of living at SW20 9JF? 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 John Fisher RC Primary School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| West Wimbledon Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Hatfeild Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Joseph Hood Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Raynes Park High School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombe Boys' School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Rutlish School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 60.5 · 26.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wimbledon College | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 57 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blossom House School | Independent | 950 m | Attainment 8: 7.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall School Wimbledon | Independent | 1.8 km | 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norwegian School in London | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | All England Lawn Tennis Club, Community Tennis Centre (Raynes Park) | 310 m | 67 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Raynes Park) | 820 m | 23 |
| Football | Raynes Park Vale Football Club | 490 m | 17 |
| Golf | World Of Golf London | 1.3 km | 14 |
| Cricket | John Innes Recreation Ground | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Merton Bowls Club | 920 m | 10 |
| Squash | New Malden Sports Club | 2.1 km | 10 |
| Rugby union | Old Blues Rugby Football Club | 600 m | 7 |
| Multi-sport | Blagdons Sports Ground | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Worcester Park Athletics Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Sarah McKenna Pilates | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Merton Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Judo | Ray Stevens Academy | 840 m | 2 |
| Badminton | New Malden Sports Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga South Wimbledon | 3.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Motspur Park, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 822k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Greenway (SW20), 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 163); 25 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St John Fisher RC Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Burlington Infant and Nursery School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Raynes Park High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rutlish School (2.2 km) and Richard Challoner School (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Tiffin School (4.4 km) and Sutton Grammar School (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 750 m away, with Cannon Hill News closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grand Drive Surgery (400 m), with Hilton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Demi's Hairdresser is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kingston Hospital, 3.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 42% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
AELTC Community Tennis Centre is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Old Tenisonians Sports Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 3% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 72% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 121 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cannon Hill Common, 450 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Raynes Park health club (800 m).
20 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, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 17 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.