Is KT9 1PS a good place to live?
Kingston upon Thames (KT9 1PS), London, England
View KT9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
KT9 1PS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
KT9 1PS is a UK postcode in KT9 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Chessington North, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around KT9 1PS include 1 supermarket, 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, 3 incidents were reported in KT9 1PS. It ranks in the lower half for safety within KT9.
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
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 72/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
KT9 1PS is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in KT9 1PS.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within KT9, this postcode ranks 279 of 415 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- KT9 district average
- 148 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near KT9 1PS
95 schools near KT9 1PS, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (14 Outstanding and 61 Good) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
KT9 1PS has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 3 parks or green spaces and 2 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.6 miles away.
Woodgate Avenue Playground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Woodgate Avenue Playground0.3 mi
- Hook Leisure Gardens0.3 mi
- Merritt Gardens Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Chessington North is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from KT9 1PS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Chessington South (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Chessington North0.6 mi
- Chessington South0.9 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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