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SW20 Raynes Park — Family Area Report

Raynes Park · Merton

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Merton£2,225/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.5% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW20 is the London postcode area covering Raynes Park in the London Borough of Merton. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 19 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. 25.5% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is SW20 in?

SW20 is in the London Borough of Merton. Its representative postcode sits in the Raynes Park ward. On our family-life index, SW20 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density26
Commute70

Schools

19 within 1 mile

There are 19 schools within a mile of SW20 — 7 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. The closest is Hollymount School, 397m from the postcode centre.

  • Hollymount School

    Primary · 445 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    397m

  • Ursuline High School Wimbledon

    Secondary · 1396 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    506m

  • Norwegian School in London

    Independent · 46 pupils

    594m

  • The Norwegian Kindergarten In London

    Independent · 12 pupils

    594m

  • Hall School Wimbledon

    Independent · 172 pupils

    633m

  • West Wimbledon Primary School

    Primary · 261 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    836m

  • Wimbledon College

    Secondary · 1266 pupils

    970m

  • Joseph Hood Primary School

    Primary · 314 pupils

    1014m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SW20 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here 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
    2

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    34 min
    via South Western Railway + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    53 min
    via South Western Railway & Victoria
    Liverpool Street
    54 min
    via South Western Railway & Waterloo & City & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    59 min
    via South Western Railway & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    48 min
    via District + 1 bus
    Victoria
    43 min
    via South Western Railway + 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.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SW20. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SW20 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is SW20 in?
    SW20 is in the London Borough of Merton. Its representative postcode falls in the Raynes Park ward. SW20 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SW20 a good area for families?
    SW20 (Raynes Park, Merton) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SW20?
    There are 19 schools within a mile of SW20, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW20 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SW20?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW20 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW20 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SW20 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW20 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 SW20?
    25.5% of households in SW20's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SW20

    The closest postcodes to SW20 we cover are SW19 (Hillside, ~2.3km), KT3 (New Malden Village, ~2.4km), SM4 (St Helier, ~2.8km) and SM3 (North Cheam, ~4.4km). Families weighing SW20 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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