Is KT8 9HT a good place to live?
Surrey (KT8 9HT), South East, England
View KT8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
KT8 9HT has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
KT8 9HT is a UK postcode in KT8 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 Hampton Court, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around KT8 9HT include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in KT8 9HT. It ranks in the lower half for safety within KT8.
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
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
KT8 9HT is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in KT8 9HT.
The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within KT8, this postcode ranks 241 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 9HT
95 schools near KT8 9HT, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (14 Outstanding and 59 Good) and 18 secondary schools (8 Outstanding and 6 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
KT8 9HT has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.3 miles away.
Cigarette Island Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Tesco0.3 mi
- Budgens0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Cigarette Island Park0.4 mi
- Albany Reach Park0.5 mi
- Hampton Court Green0.6 mi
- Summer Road Recreation Ground0.7 mi
- Terrace Gardens0.8 mi
Transportation
Hampton Court is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from KT8 9HT - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Thames Ditton (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Hampton Court0.4 mi
- Thames Ditton0.8 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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