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Thinking of living on Thorpewood Avenue? 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.
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at SE26 4BY, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own moving page.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Eliot Bank Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Kelvin Grove Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Sydenham School | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 21.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest Hill School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 52.3 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingsdale Foundation School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 59.9 · 25.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Prendergast Ladywell School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST | Independent | 1.1 km | 49.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dulwich College | Independent | 1.9 km | 80.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sydenham School | 210 m | 53 |
| Swimming | Forest Hill Pools | 150 m | 25 |
| Football | Railway Tavern | 1.9 km | 19 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Edge | 2.6 km | 14 |
| Bowls | Southwark Sports Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Squash | Sydenham Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | The Grove DIY | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Streatham and Marlborough Cricket Club | 990 m | 7 |
| Athletics | Dulwich College Sports Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Golf | Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | The Griffin Sports Ground | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Junior Track | 2.9 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Dulwich Sports Club | 2.9 km | 5 |
| Basketball | Ladywell Basketball Court | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Croquet | Sydenham Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Catford Bridge Tavern | 2.5 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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 Forest Hill, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 4.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Canada Water.
The nearest bus stop is Dartmouth Road /Thorpewood Ave, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 176, 122, 197); 104 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 9 km away as the crow flies.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St George's CofE Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Sydenham School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 50.8 · 21.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Kingsdale Foundation School (1.7 km) and Harris Girls Academy Bromley (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (9.5 km) and Wilson's School (9.6 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Oriental Mini Market, 400 m away, with Three Kings Food & Wine closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wells Park Practice (650 m), with Superdrug the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Angel is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 3.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% 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, 2 pubs and bars.
Forest Hill Pools Cafe, is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Hill the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 18 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
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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| Dulwich Prep & Senior | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
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Every primary near SE26 4BY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's growing: about 184 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Baxters Field, 250 m away; for exercise, Forest Hill Pools (150 m).
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 16.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 28 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 52% 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.