Is SW19 2AB a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 2AB), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 2AB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 2AB is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Colliers Wood, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 2AB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in SW19 2AB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW19.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW19 2AB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in SW19 2AB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Other crime (17%), Vehicle crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 1207 of 1699 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW19 district average
- 256 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW19 2AB
93 schools near SW19 2AB, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 44 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (7 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 2AB is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.4 miles away.
Colliers Wood Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Londis0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Colliers Wood Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Wandle Park0.3 mi
- Wandle Meadow Nature Park0.3 mi
- Tooting Gardens0.5 mi
- Haydons Road Recreation Ground0.6 mi
Transportation
Colliers Wood is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW19 2AB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Tooting Broadway (0.5 mi), Tooting (0.6 mi), Haydons Road (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Colliers Wood0.3 mi
- Tooting Broadway0.5 mi
- Tooting0.6 mi
- Haydons Road0.6 mi
- South Wimbledon0.9 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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