Is SW15 3RS a good place to live?

Kingston upon Thames (SW15 3RS), London, England

View SW15 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SW15 3RS has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (29 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SW15 3RS is a UK postcode in SW15 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around SW15 3RS include 1 supermarket and 4 parks. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in SW15 3RS. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW15.

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
77/100 — Good
Amenities
30/100 — Below average
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SW15 3RS is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in SW15 3RS.

The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (30%), Violent crime (20%), Other theft (20%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SW15, this postcode ranks 902 of 1249 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
10last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

SW15 district average
323 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Criminal Damage Arson
3 (30%)
Violent Crime
2 (20%)
Other Theft
2 (20%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (10%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (10%)
Theft From Person
1 (10%)

Schools near SW15 3RS

95 schools near SW15 3RS, including 29 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 47 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.

75
Primary
20
Secondary
29
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
23
47
1
4
Outstanding (23) Good (47) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools20 schools
6
13
1
Outstanding (6) Good (13) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

SW15 3RS has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 4 parks or green spaces and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Asda, 0.5 miles away.

Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
1
Supermarkets
4
Parks
0
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Asda
    SW153DT
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields
    SW153DU
    0.3 mi
  • Wimbledon Common
    SW194UR
    0.8 mi
  • Putney Heath
    SW154BY
    0.9 mi
  • Richmond Park
    TW105HZ
    1.0 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

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