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Thinking of living at TW18 2RN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbridge Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Buckland Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Laleham CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Thorpe Lea Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| The Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Magna Carta School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas Knyvett College | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Staines Preparatory School | Independent | 1000 m | – |
| T A S I S | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| St James Senior Boys' School | Independent | 2.8 km | 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TW18 2RN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Staines Park | 630 m | 23 |
| Swimming | The Thames Club | 310 m | 12 |
| Football | Wheatsheaf Park | 350 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Charter Playing Field | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Staines Bowling Club | 620 m | 4 |
| Golf | Laleham Golf Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Rowing | Staines Boat Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Bishops Way Recreation Ground | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Water ski | Thorpe Lakes Watersports Resort | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Queen Mary Sailing Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Egham Orbit | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Wakeboarding | Longside Lake Watersports | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Eclipse Leisure Centre | 790 m | 1 |
| Table tennis | Ashford Table Tennis Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Skate Park | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Water sports | Thorpe Lakes Watersports Resort | 2.6 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Staines, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Wheatsheaf Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes X442, 458, 459, 442); 22 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 28 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Riverbridge Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is The Matthew Arnold School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 49 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Langley Grammar School (9.3 km) and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (10.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-Operative, 200 m away; K + J Food And Wine (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Knowle Green Medical (700 m), with Westlake Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Strands is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Peter's Hospital, 5.3 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 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Thames Club Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Retreat the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Staines Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Eclipse Leisure Centre (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 6.2 km away.
25 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Royal Holloway, University of London, 4.6 km away (TEF Silver).
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.