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Raynes Park

SW20 · Merton

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Coombe Lane, Raynes Park. Photograph by Des Blenkinsopp.

Raynes Park is a suburban area in south London, characterised by its mix of residential streets, local shops, and green spaces, offering a relatively tranquil atmosphere.

What stands out

  • Leafy residential areas
  • Busy high street
  • Railway line

Trade-offs

  • Quiet neighbourhoods versus busy main road
  • Residential character versus local amenities
  • Green spaces versus built-up areas

What is already known about Raynes Park

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
572 in SW20
Localities
Cannon Hill, Coombe Hill, Hillside, Morden
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames, Merton
Country
England
Centre postcode
SW20 8RE
Postcode-point mapRaynes Park

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

Open map

Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on SW20 0JY — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Coombe Hill policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing SW20 0JY — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Raynes Park, not all of it. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Coombe Hill neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
52records in
July 2026
Violence & sexual offences28
Other theft6
Public order5
Anti-social behaviour4
Vehicle crime3
Bicycle theft2

One month of records for the Coombe Hill policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 52 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Coombe Lane FlyoverNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kingston Hill PlaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Windermere RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wolverton AvenueNo outcome published yet
Bicycle theftOn or near Park/open SpaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Ullswater CloseUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near BerystedeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Coombe Lane FlyoverInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Mary Adelaide CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Parking AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Warbank LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Warbank LaneUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Warbank LaneUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Parking AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Coombe Lane FlyoverUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Eastcott CloseUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Morecoombe CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near BerystedeUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Carlisle CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Coombe ParkUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Further/higher Educational BuildingUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Henley DriveInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Keswick AvenueUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Keswick AvenueInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Mary Adelaide CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Mary Adelaide CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vale CrescentUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Windermere RoadUnder investigation
Coombe Hill on the force site

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
No intersecting record returned

This means only that the postcode point did not intersect the selected Planning Data datasets. It does not mean the property has no planning constraints.

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

About Planning Data

Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

Live feed
318applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 30 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    INSTALLATION OF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP TO FRONT OF PROPERTY

    31 FAIRWAY · SW20 9DN · 26/HOUSE/1672 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  2. 23 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF APPLICAITON 26/HOUSE/0102 FOR ERECTION OF A HIP TO GABLE AND REAR DORMER ROOF EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, INSERTION OF X2 ROOFLIGHTS, REPLACEMENT WINDOWS. AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW FOR FRONT ELEVATION TO BE FINISHED IN RENDER, REAR DORMER MATERIAL CHANGED FROM NATURAL ZINC TO BLACK ZINC

    2 CHURCH WALK · SW20 9DL · 26/SEC73/1437 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  3. 30 June 2026Application Under Consideration

    APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS), ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 25/P1654 RELATING TO THE  REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE TO PROVIDE 294 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, LANDSCAPING AMENITY AREAS, SECURE CYCLE PARKING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT. CHANGES RELATE TO FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF FOUR ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THESE ADDITIONAL UN

    RAINBOW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 7 STATION APPROACH · SW20 0JY · 26/SEC73/1350 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  4. 19 June 2026Application Under Consideration

    ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING ON LAND TO REAR OF 136 COOMBE LANE AND ANCILLARY WORKS. 

    Flat 1 136 COOMBE LANE · SW20 0BA · 26/FULL/0531 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  5. 11 June 2026Application Under Consideration

    APPLICATION FOR THE CREATION OF A SYNTHETIC TURF PITCH AT MEMORIAL GROUND RAYNES PARK SW20 9LN, INCLUDING FENCING, FLOODLIGHTING, ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Playing Field, RAYNES PARK SPORTS GROUND WESTWAY CLOSE · 26/FULL/0795 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  6. 5 June 2026Approved

    ELEVATION CHANGES TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE UNIT.

    Unit 109, RAINBOW INDUSTRIAL PARK 2 STATION APPROACH · SW20 0FT · 26/FULL/1160 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

About the Planning London Datahub

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near SW20 0JY, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

19everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

4

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 241 mWaitrose25, Coombe LaneMap ↗
  2. 315 mCo-op Food68-74, Coombe LaneMap ↗
  3. 331 mThe SavannaApproach Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  4. 660 mTesco Extra300, Beverley WayMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 303 mBarkers80, Coombe LaneMap ↗
  2. 418 mLambton Road Medical PracticeLambton Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  3. 422 mBootsLambton Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  4. 424 mMedipharmacyLambton Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  5. 438 mWimbledon Dental Centre24, Coombe LaneMap ↗
  6. 454 mPark ClinicAmity Grove Alley, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  7. 503 mTrident PharmacyWorple Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  8. 622 mGrand Drive Surgery132, Grand DriveMap ↗

Exercise

1

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

  1. 1.0 kmLondon Swimming Pool CompanyUnit 1, Onslow RoadMap ↗

Civic and everyday

6

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 333 mRaynes Park1a, Amity GroveMap ↗
  2. 492 mRaynes Park LibraryApproach Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  3. 499 mWest Wimbledon Society70, Richmond RoadMap ↗
  4. 530 mSt. Matthews HallSpencer Road, Cottenham ParkMap ↗
  5. 780 mLighthouse Community HallSeaforth Avenue, West BarnesMap ↗
  6. 1.1 km19th Wimbledon Scout GroupLindisfarne Alley, Copse HillMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of SW20 0JY, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

14open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

6

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 751 mCottenham ParkRaynes Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  2. 913 mBeverley ParkMotspur Park, Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesMap ↗
  3. 931 mHolland GardenCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  4. 1.1 kmMorley ParkCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmCannon Hill CommonLower Morden, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  6. 1.4 kmBlagdon Road Recreation GroundMotspur Park, Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesMap ↗

Playgrounds

0

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Nature and water

0

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Outdoor sport

8

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 266 mRaynes Park High School Former Pupils' Memorial Sports GroundCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  2. 466 mRaynes Park Recreation GroundCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  3. 552 mPrince George's Playing FieldsRaynes Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  4. 577 mRaynes Park Residents LTCWest Barnes, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  5. 659 mDonhead Rugby / Football / Cricket Sports FieldCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  6. 824 mCottenham Park Tennis CourtsCottenham Park, Raynes ParkMap ↗
  7. 850 mMessines Playing FieldsRaynes Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  8. 969 mRaynes Park Residents' PavilionWest Barnes, London Borough of MertonMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Postcode districtsSW20outcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy
Local authorityMertonCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Everyday life

Residents can enjoy a range of local shops and services, including food stores, cafes, and restaurants, along the high street. The area also features several parks and open spaces, providing opportunities for outdoor activities and relaxation. Community facilities, such as libraries and community centres, are also available.

Housing character

The housing stock in Raynes Park is varied, with a mix of period homes, interwar semis, and modern developments. Many properties are set back from the road, with gardens and mature trees adding to the area's suburban feel. Some streets feature larger, detached homes, while others have smaller, more modest terraced houses.

Getting around

Raynes Park has a railway station, with regular services connecting residents to central London and surrounding areas. Several bus routes also serve the area, providing links to local towns and nearby stations. The road network is generally straightforward, with easy access to the A3 and other major routes.

Things to investigate

Those interested in exploring Raynes Park further may want to visit the local parks, such as those along Kingston Road or near the railway line. The area's high street offers a range of shops and eateries, while community facilities, like the library, are worth discovering. Residents may also want to investigate local events and activities, such as farmers' markets or street fairs.

Schools

Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.

Primarystate-funded, within 2 km

11 schools

Judged by Ofsted
11
At least Good
11
Outstanding or equivalent
1
Below Good
0

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

16 schools

Judged by Ofsted
15
At least Good
15
Outstanding or equivalent
5
Below Good
0

23 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 6 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.

The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement
SchoolPhaseDistancePublished judgement
West Wimbledon Primary SchoolPrimary0.2 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Raynes Park High SchoolSecondary0.5 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Hollymount SchoolPrimary0.8 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 kmSchool remains Good · Ungraded inspection
Ursuline High School WimbledonSecondary1.2 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£612,681average house price across Merton, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £609,436, a change of +0.5%.

Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.

Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.

What this report does not cover

  • neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
  • rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
  • journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
  • school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
  • licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
  • image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
  • approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.

Boundary

Raynes Park, taken as the SW20 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.

Sources

Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-11. Next review 2026-09-18.

Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on SW20 0JY, the postcode anchoring Raynes Park, and queries its own source only when you open it.