Is SW19 4LH a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 4LH), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 4LH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 4LH is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Wimbledon Chase, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 4LH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in SW19 4LH. It ranks in the top half for safety within SW19.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SW19 4LH 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 SW19 4LH.
The most common categories are Robbery (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 472 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 4LH
93 schools near SW19 4LH, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 44 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 4LH 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 Sainsbury's, 0.4 miles away.
Dundonald Recreation Ground is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Bubboo Oriental Grocery0.5 mi
- Aldi0.5 mi
- Morrisons0.6 mi
- Waitrose0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Dundonald Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Holland Garden0.6 mi
- Cannizaro Park0.7 mi
- John Innes Park0.8 mi
- Temple grounds0.9 mi
Transportation
Wimbledon Chase is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from SW19 4LH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Wimbledon (0.6 mi), Raynes Park (0.8 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Wimbledon Chase0.6 mi
- Wimbledon0.6 mi
- Raynes Park0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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