The Downs is in London and in Merton district. SW20 8HL is located in the Raynes Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wimbledon. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Downs, London, SW20 8HL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SW20 8JB, SW20 8HW, SW19 4RL, SW20 8HN, SW20 8HJ, SW19 4RW, SW19 4NP, SW20 8AP, SW20 8HH.

The Downs Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Downs are based on 502 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Merton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW20 8HL

Average Price
£725,163
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£725,163
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Downs

Average Price
£883,302
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The DownsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 48 Wimbledon Close The Downs, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£720,0002022-09-28 £691,978
Flat 40 Wimbledon Close The Downs, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£690,0002019-09-30 £698,801
Flat 42 Wimbledon Close The Downs, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£720,0002018-09-27 £710,407
Flat 38 Wimbledon Close The Downs, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£690,0002016-11-16 £721,658
Flat 42 Wimbledon Close The Downs, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£575,0002015-06-26 £665,032

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Eastwood Nursery School
168 Roehampton Lane, SW15 4EU 		4,269 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hollymount School
Cambridge Road, Raynes Park SW20 0SQ 		658 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wimbledon Chase Primary School
Merton Hall Road, SW19 3QB 		1,265 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Dundonald Primary School
Dundonald Road, SW19 3QH 		1,295 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Cottenham Park Road, SW20 0SX 		1,413 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4West Wimbledon Primary School
Bodnant Gardens, West Barnes Lane SW20 0BZ 		1,774 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Wimbledon College
Edge Hill, SW19 4NS 		370 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Crescent Road, Wimbledon SW20 8HA 		545 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Rutlish School
Watery Lane, Merton Park SW20 9AD 		1,906 yd Voluntary controlled school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Ricards Lodge High School
Lake Road, Wimbledon SW19 7HB 		1,956 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Raynes Park High School
Bushey Road, SW20 0JL 		2,136 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWimbledon Common Preparatory School
113 Ridgway, SW19 4TA 		263 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedDonhead Preparatory School
33 Edge Hill, SW19 4ND 		298 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedNorwegian School in London
28 Arterberry Rd, Wimbledon SW20 8AH 		315 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Norwegian Kindergarten In London
28 Arterberry Road, SW20 8AH 		315 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College School
Southside, Wimbledon Common SW19 4TT 		333 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Hand in HandPub, 6-9 Crooked Billet435 yd
The Crooked Billet14-15 Crooked Billet, Wimbledon436 yd
Lighthouse Restaurant75-77 Ridgway, Wimbledon477 yd
Good Earth ExpressFormer, 81 Ridgway479 yd
Hall School17 The Downs, Wimbledon480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Westside Lawn Tennis Club20 Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon420 yd
The Rushmere89 Ridgway, Wimbledon421 yd
Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club LtdWimbledon Squash And Badminton Club, 13 Cranbrook Road817 yd
Wimbledon Bridge ClubKenneth Black Memorial Hall, 56A Worple Road847 yd
Wimbledon Village Club26 Lingfield Road, Wimbledon858 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chango12 High Street, Wimbledon975 yd
PizzaExpress/Mac & Wings84 High Street, Wimbledon1,014 yd
Costa Coffee (Sainsburys)Site Of, 213 Worple Road1,042 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco120 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon969 yd
Sainsbury's213 Worple Road, Raynes Park1,042 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wimbledon College
EDGE HILL 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool245 yd
Ursuline Prep School Wimbledon
THE DOWNS 		artificial grass pitch350 yd
The King'S Club
SOUTHSIDE COMMON 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts407 yd
Ursuline High School
CRESCENT ROAD 		418 yd
Westside Lawn Tennis Club
WOODHAYES ROAD 		tennis courts422 yd
Hall School Wimbledon (Senior)
THE DOWNS 		500 yd
Hollymount Primary School
CAMBRIDGE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch689 yd
Wimbledon High School Sport Ground
WIMBLEDON HIGH SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD WIMBLEDON HIGH SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD NURSERY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch707 yd
Barrecore Wimbledon
49A 49A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON 		894 yd
Wimbledon Racquets & Fitness Club
CRANBROOK ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts895 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed139.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is The Downs Street dangerous?

In 2023, 182 crimes were reported near The Downs . 47% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SW20 8HL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 182
Violence And Sexual Offences 49
Anti Social Behaviour 37
Vehicle Crime 31
Burglary 25
Other Theft 17
Public Order 10
Criminal Damage And Arson 5
Bicycle Theft 3
Drugs 3
Robbery 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SW20 8HL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Thackeray Close426 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lansdowne Road112 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Strachan Place423 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Clifton Road398 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Crescent Road478 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Clifton Road398 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Copse Hill357 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Denmark Road512 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Cumberland Close224 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worple Road545 yd

Employment

SW20 8HL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee111
Retired55
Self-Employed47
Part-Time Employee21
Looking after home or family16
Student (economically inactive)8
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities45
Professional, scientific and technical activities41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles27
Information and communication22
Human health and social work activities16
Other14
Administrative and support service activities13
Education12
Construction8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Manufacturing6
Transport and storage5
Real estate activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female183
Male151

Partnership Status

Single98
Married: Opposite sex119
Separated5
Divorced32
Widowed20

Health

Very good health188
Good health111
Fair health25
Bad health7
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 189
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese5
Indian13
Pakistani13
Other Asian22
Black African8
Black Caribbean6
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other5
White240
Arab1
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom194
European Union44
Rest of Europe13
Africa25
Middle East and Asia46
The Americas and the Caribbean13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK194
10+ Years87
5-10 Years17
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom242
Ireland12
France3
Germany1
Italy8
Portugal1
Spain7
Lithuania1
Poland3
Other EU countries11
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa5
Eastern Asia14
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held4

Religion

No religion108
Christian163
Buddhist5
Hindu11
Jewish5
Muslim19
Not answered23
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