Is SW19 8GU a good place to live?
Merton (SW19 8GU), London, England
View SW19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW19 8GU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 92 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW19 8GU is a UK postcode in SW19 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Haydons Road, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW19 8GU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 32 incidents were reported in SW19 8GU. It ranks 1614 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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW19 8GU is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 32 incidents were reported in SW19 8GU.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (47%), Violent crime (19%), Public order (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW19, this postcode ranks 1614 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 8GU
92 schools near SW19 8GU, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 46 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW19 8GU 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 Lidl, 0.3 miles away.
Garratt Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.6 mi
- Morrisons0.9 mi
- Aldi0.9 mi
- Bubboo Oriental Grocery0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Garratt Park0.5 mi
- Wandle Meadow Nature Park0.5 mi
- South Park Gardens0.6 mi
- Haydons Road Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Garratt Green0.6 mi
Transportation
Haydons Road is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW19 8GU - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Wimbledon Park (0.5 mi), Wimbledon (0.8 mi), Colliers Wood (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Haydons Road0.3 mi
- Wimbledon Park0.5 mi
- Wimbledon0.8 mi
- Colliers Wood0.9 mi
- Earlsfield0.9 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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