Is KT8 2TQ a good place to live?
Surrey (KT8 2TQ), South East, England
View KT8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
KT8 2TQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (21 Outstanding)
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
KT8 2TQ is a UK postcode in KT8 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
Day-to-day amenities around KT8 2TQ include 3 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 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, 4 incidents were reported in KT8 2TQ. It ranks 385 of 443 for safety within KT8.
Overall score
Good 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 82/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 0/100 — Poor
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
KT8 2TQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in KT8 2TQ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (75%), Burglary (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within KT8, this postcode ranks 385 of 443 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- KT8 district average
- 145 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near KT8 2TQ
94 schools near KT8 2TQ, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 53 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
KT8 2TQ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.5 miles away.
Grovelands Recreation Ground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco0.5 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
- Waitrose1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Grovelands Recreation Ground0.1 mi
- Hurst Park0.8 mi
- Hampton Village Green1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
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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