Is SW20 8NH a good place to live?
Merton (SW20 8NH), London, England
View SW20 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW20 8NH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW20 8NH is a UK postcode in SW20 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Raynes Park, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW20 8NH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. 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, 8 incidents were reported in SW20 8NH. It ranks 505 of 574 for safety within SW20.
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 — Good
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW20 8NH is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in SW20 8NH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (38%), Anti-social behaviour (25%), Other crime (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW20, this postcode ranks 505 of 574 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW20 district average
- 149 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW20 8NH
92 schools near SW20 8NH, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 49 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW20 8NH is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is The Savanna, 0.2 miles away.
Holland Garden is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Savanna0.2 mi
- Co-op Food0.2 mi
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- Tesco Extra0.8 mi
- Tesco Extra0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Holland Garden0.4 mi
- Cottenham Park0.5 mi
- Morley Park0.7 mi
- Cannon Hill Common0.7 mi
- Dundonald Recreation Ground0.8 mi
Transportation
Raynes Park is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SW20 8NH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Wimbledon Chase (0.5 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Raynes Park0.2 mi
- Wimbledon Chase0.5 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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