Is SW18 5NY a good place to live?
Wandsworth (SW18 5NY), London, England
View SW18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW18 5NY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW18 5NY is a UK postcode in SW18 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southfields, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW18 5NY include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. 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, 2 incidents were reported in SW18 5NY. It ranks in the top half for safety within SW18.
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
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW18 5NY 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 SW18 5NY.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW18, this postcode ranks 467 of 1248 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW18 district average
- 328 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW18 5NY
94 schools near SW18 5NY, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 50 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW18 5NY is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.3 miles away.
Wimbledon Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.3 mi
- M&S Food0.7 mi
- Londis0.7 mi
- Co-operative Food0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Wimbledon Park0.2 mi
- Coronation Gardens0.4 mi
- Historic Southfields Pond0.4 mi
- William Harvey Community Garden0.5 mi
- Durnsford Road Recreation Ground0.5 mi
Transportation
Southfields is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW18 5NY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Wimbledon Park (0.5 mi), Earlsfield (0.7 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southfields0.3 mi
- Wimbledon Park0.5 mi
- Earlsfield0.7 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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