Is SW19 5JP a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 5JP), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 5JP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.9 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 5JP is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southfields, 0.9 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 5JP include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW19 5JP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 130 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 5JP
95 schools near SW19 5JP, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 51 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 5JP is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.9 miles away.
Temple grounds is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.9 mi
- Asda1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Temple grounds0.4 mi
- Radley/Simon Lodge Communal Garden0.5 mi
- Putney Heath0.7 mi
- Oak Park Gardens0.7 mi
- Wimbledon Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Southfields is the closest station, about 0.9 miles from SW19 5JP - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southfields0.9 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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