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Thinking of living at TW18 4QJ? 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 | 800 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Hythe Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Ashford Park Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Thorpe Lea Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| The Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Magna Carta School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas Knyvett College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thamesmead School | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Staines Preparatory School | Independent | 400 m | – |
| St James Senior Boys' School | Independent | 2.5 km | 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Egham Park School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Staines Park | 730 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Eclipse Leisure Centre | 570 m | 10 |
| Football | Wheatsheaf Park | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Charter Playing Field | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Staines Bowling Club | 750 m | 4 |
| Rowing | Staines Boat Club | 730 m | 3 |
| Water ski | Tony Edge National Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Silverwing Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Wakeboarding | Tony Edge National Centre | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Egham Orbit | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Golf | Ashford Manor Golf Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | Eclipse Leisure Centre | 570 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Skate Park | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Bishops Way Recreation Ground | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Ashford Table Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Manorcroft School Playing Field | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Staines, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is London Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 290, 117, X442, 438); 238 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 27 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Riverbridge Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 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, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 49 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Langley Grammar School (7.9 km) and St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (9.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 250 m away; Go Local News And Convenience Store (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Majestik Aesthetics (250 m), with Sunset Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Cutting Image is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Peter's Hospital, 6.4 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 63 restaurants and cafés and 9 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Mexicanos is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Three Tuns Public House the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 246 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 38 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 47% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 811 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Moormede Recreation Ground, 750 m away; for exercise, PureGym (500 m).
54 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 5.4 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Royal Holloway, University of London, 4.5 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.