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SW17 Tooting Bec — Family Area Report

Tooting Bec · Wandsworth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Wandsworth£991/yrMerton£2,225/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.7% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW17 is the London postcode area covering Tooting Bec in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 26 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 34 min on the morning rush. 25.7% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density27
Commute70

Schools

26 within 1 mile

  • Gatton (VA) Primary School

    Primary · 629 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    149m

  • Al Risalah Secondary School

    Independent · 113 pupils

    158m

  • Al Risalah Boys' School

    Independent · 109 pupils

    158m

  • Hillbrook School

    Primary · 567 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    343m

  • St Boniface RC Primary School

    Primary · 259 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    406m

  • Franciscan Primary School

    Primary · 286 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    485m

  • Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral · 62 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    506m

  • Tooting Primary School

    Primary · 399 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    506m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    2
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    9

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    34 min
    via Northern + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    42 min
    via Northern & Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    44 min
    via Northern & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    52 min
    via Northern & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    50 min
    via Northern & Victoria & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    34 min
    via Northern & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 34 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      SW17 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Tooting Bec, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SW17 a good area for families?
      SW17 (Tooting Bec, Wandsworth) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SW17?
      There are 26 schools within a mile of SW17, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW17 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SW17?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW17 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW17 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SW17 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW17 is Waterloo in about 34 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SW17?
      25.7% of households in SW17's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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