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Thinking of living at TW15 3AR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Ashford Park Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 1.5 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Town Farm Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 1.6 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Knyvett College | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rivers Academy West London | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.9 · 17.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Space Studio West London | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reach Academy Feltham | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 60.8 · 25.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St James Senior Boys' School | Independent | 800 m | 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Staines Preparatory School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ashford Sports Club | 330 m | 20 |
| Swimming | Love Open Water The Haven | 1.5 km | 12 |
| Football | Ashford Town | 840 m | 10 |
| Golf | Ashford Manor Golf Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Squash | Meadhurst Sports Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Staines Boat Club | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Nets | 360 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Ashford Middlesex Bowls Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Staines Rugby Football Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Sunbury Cross Skatepark | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Clockhouse Lane Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Ashford Table Tennis Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Queen Mary Sailing Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Waterloo Estate Ball Games Court | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Glebelands Playing Fields | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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.
The nearest station is Ashford (Surrey), about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 882k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Short Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 116, 446); 28 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 25 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Clarendon Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thomas Knyvett College, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's Catholic College (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Langley Grammar School (7.9 km) and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (9.5 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 750 m away, with Ghar Tasty closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stanwell Road Surgery (950 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Scissor & Razor is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Hillingdon Hospital, 8.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 58% 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Orchard Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Ashford Town Football Club the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Bedfont Lakes South Side., 1.0 km away; for exercise, Energie Fitness (1.2 km).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 19.8 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 2.5 km away.
5 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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| Maypole School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
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Every primary near TW15 3AR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
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.