Is SW19 6QF a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 6QF), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 6QF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 6QF is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southfields, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 6QF include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SW19 6QF. It ranks in the lower 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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 90/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SW19 6QF is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SW19 6QF.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (60%), Burglary (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 870 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 6QF
95 schools near SW19 6QF, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 50 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 6QF is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.6 miles away.
Oak Park Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.6 mi
- Londis0.9 mi
- The Source Bulk Foods1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Oak Park Gardens0.1 mi
- William Harvey Community Garden0.3 mi
- Historic Southfields Pond0.4 mi
- Radley/Simon Lodge Communal Garden0.4 mi
- Coronation Gardens0.8 mi
Transportation
Southfields is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SW19 6QF - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include East Putney (0.8 mi), Putney (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southfields0.5 mi
- East Putney0.8 mi
- Putney0.9 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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