Is KT3 4JS a good place to live?

Kingston upon Thames (KT3 4JS), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

KT3 4JS has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

KT3 4JS is a UK postcode in KT3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is New Malden, 0.2 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around KT3 4JS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in KT3 4JS. It ranks in the lower half for safety within KT3.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
74/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

KT3 4JS is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in KT3 4JS.

The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Burglary (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within KT3, this postcode ranks 447 of 766 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

KT3 district average
252 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
1 (50%)
Burglary
1 (50%)

Schools near KT3 4JS

95 schools near KT3 4JS, including 22 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 54 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.

77
Primary
18
Secondary
22
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
16
54
1
2
4
Outstanding (16) Good (54) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools18 schools
6
11
1
Outstanding (6) Good (11) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

KT3 4JS is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.3 miles away.

Beverley Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 3 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
3
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose
    KT34HE
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    KT34AH
    0.5 mi
  • New Malden Food Centre
    KT34EP
    0.5 mi
  • Seoul Plaza
    KT36BF
    0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra
    KT34PJ
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Beverley Park
    KT34LL
    0.4 mi
  • Barton Green
    KT33HU
    0.5 mi
  • Blagdon Road Recreation Ground
    KT34LP
    0.5 mi
  • The Green
    KT33LD
    0.7 mi
  • Cromwell Avenue Open Space
    KT36DY
    0.7 mi

Transportation

New Malden is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from KT3 4JS - a very short walk.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • New Malden
    KT34HJ
    0.2 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.

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