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Thinking of living on Vale Crescent? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at SW15 3PN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 800 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Heathmere Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Roehampton Church Forest Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| The Alton School | Primary | 2.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Coombe Hill Infant School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Coombe Girls' School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.3 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wimbledon College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 57 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Putney Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | Secondary | 3.2 km | – |
| Lift Richmond Park | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 56.1 · 23.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Canbury School | Independent | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 15.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Study Preparatory School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| The Rowans School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Tennis Court | 870 m | 83 |
| Swimming | Ibstock Place School | 2.3 km | 27 |
| Rowing | The Albany Boathouse | 3.7 km | 23 |
| Cricket | Ibstock Sports Hall | 2.4 km | 21 |
| Football | Ibstock Sports Hall | 2.4 km | 20 |
| Golf | Richmond Park Golf Course | 1.2 km | 16 |
| Sailing | Albany Park Canoe & Sailing Centre | 3.7 km | 14 |
| Bowls | West Wimbledon Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 13 |
| Rugby union | Wimbledon Rugby Football Club | 1.7 km | 12 |
| Squash | The King'S Club | 2.5 km | 12 |
| Yoga | The Garage Studio | 3.8 km | 9 |
| Fitness | Palewell Common Outdoor Gym | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Multi-sport | Wimbledon College Sports Ground | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Running | Ibstock Sports Hall | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Canoe | Albany Park Canoe & Sailing Centre | 3.7 km | 6 |
| Pilates | Sarah McKenna Pilates | 3.7 km | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 49. 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: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Norbiton, a drive away (3.1 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Vale Crescent / Robin Hood, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes K3, 265); 79 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 45% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Coombe Hill Junior School (0.7 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Girls' School, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 55.3 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Kingston Academy (2.7 km) and Teddington School (3.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Tiffin School (2.5 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (2.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Jana Food Centre, 150 m away; Vanilla Patisserie (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mayfield Surgery (2.0 km), with Your Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, The Studio is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Kingston Hospital, 1.5 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Don Emilio Italian Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Colliers Wood United Football Club the nearest pub (1.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 25 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 45% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 166 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields, 500 m away; for exercise, REMPF Pavilion (350 m).
15 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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| 2.0 km |
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Every primary near SW15 3PN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 14 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 60% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Roehampton University, 2.4 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.