Is SW19 5QH a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 5QH), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 5QH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 5QH is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southfields, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 5QH include 1 supermarket, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 9 incidents were reported in SW19 5QH. It ranks 1632 of 1699 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 63/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW19 5QH is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in SW19 5QH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (89%), Other theft (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 1632 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 5QH
95 schools near SW19 5QH, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 48 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 5QH is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.7 miles away.
Radley/Simon Lodge Communal Garden is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Radley/Simon Lodge Communal Garden0.2 mi
- Oak Park Gardens0.4 mi
- William Harvey Community Garden0.5 mi
- Historic Southfields Pond0.6 mi
- Wimbledon Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Southfields is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from SW19 5QH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southfields0.7 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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