Barnes offers walkable green space most comparable areas can't match — the trade-off is schools, where good-rated state options are scarcer than in much of London.
Overall: mid-table for London on the six things we score
vs the rest of London
Every band is relative to other London areas — a high band means quieter or greener than most of London, not quiet or green in absolute terms. How we score.
For families weighing the independent route, there is also a private school in or close to the area — shown for context, never scored. No roadside traffic count sits close enough to the centre of Barnes for a measured quiet-streets score, so that criterion is shown as no local data rather than guessed.
The nearest station is Barnes Bridge (National Rail), a short walk from the area's centre.
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On schools evidence, it reads positively as far as the ratings go: every local state school inspected so far is rated Good or better. Green space scores strongly for London, which helps the family case.
The nearest station is Barnes Bridge (National Rail), a short walk from the area's centre.
Built on official data — HM Land Registry, police.uk, TfL, Ofsted/DfE, DfT, ONS and more; latest release of each source. Scores generated 20 July 2026 from the Locatio London dataset. Built by two Londoners who needed it themselves — our story. How we score · Data sources