Is TW12 2SY a good place to live?
Richmond upon Thames (TW12 2SY), London, England
View TW12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
TW12 2SY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
TW12 2SY is a UK postcode in TW12 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hampton, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around TW12 2SY include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 8 incidents were reported in TW12 2SY. It ranks 540 of 575 for safety within TW12.
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
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
TW12 2SY 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 TW12 2SY.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (50%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within TW12, this postcode ranks 540 of 575 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- TW12 district average
- 131 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near TW12 2SY
93 schools near TW12 2SY, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 68 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 48 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 25 secondary schools (11 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
TW12 2SY has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.6 miles away.
Pantile Bridge Open Space is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.6 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Pantile Bridge Open Space0.3 mi
- Carlisle Park0.4 mi
- Hampton Village Green0.5 mi
- Holly Road Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Hurst Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Hampton is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from TW12 2SY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Hampton0.6 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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