Is TW2 5BS a good place to live?
Richmond upon Thames (TW2 5BS), London, England
View TW2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
TW2 5BS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
TW2 5BS is a UK postcode in TW2 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Whitton, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around TW2 5BS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 13 incidents were reported in TW2 5BS. It ranks 513 of 555 for safety within TW2.
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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
TW2 5BS is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 13 incidents were reported in TW2 5BS.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (38%), Violent crime (31%), Drugs (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within TW2, this postcode ranks 513 of 555 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- TW2 district average
- 146 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near TW2 5BS
93 schools near TW2 5BS, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 44 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (10 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
TW2 5BS is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Londis, 0.1 miles away.
Kneller Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Londis0.1 mi
- Brasilerio0.5 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Mediterranean0.7 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Kneller Gardens0.2 mi
- Crane Park0.3 mi
- Mereway Nature Reserve0.3 mi
- Twickenham Green0.3 mi
- Crane Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Whitton is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from TW2 5BS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Strawberry Hill (0.6 mi), Fulwell (0.7 mi), Unknown Station (0.9 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Whitton0.5 mi
- Strawberry Hill0.6 mi
- Fulwell0.7 mi
- Unknown Station0.9 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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