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Belmont — is it a good place to live?

Belmont pairs streets that measure quieter than the capital's average with walkable green space most comparable areas can't match — the trade-off is culture and leisure, which score toward the bottom of the London range.

Overall: mid-table for London on the six things we score

How Belmont scores

vs the rest of London

Daily needs on foot
the everyday places within an 800m walk — and how varied they are
Well below average
Independent scene
the independent share of local shops and cafés
Average
Quiet streets
measured road traffic near the centre
Excellent
Green space
the walk to genuinely public green space, plus access to a big park (50+ hectares of connected green) — nearest: Banstead Downs, ~2 min · big park: Banstead Downs ~2 min
Very good
Culture & leisure
cultural and leisure venues within reach
Well below average
Schools
pupil progress at state schools — private schools are never scored
Good

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.

Trade-offs

There is a further trade-off: everyday shops and services within a walk, which are fewer or less varied here. The quiet-streets score here uses the DfT's 2019 roadside count — the most recent within reach of the area's centre, used exactly as published: an older count, declared, not an estimate.

The nearest station is Belmont (National Rail), a short walk from the area's centre.

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Belmont Q&A

Is Belmont a quiet area?

Relative to the rest of London, yes — Belmont's measured road-traffic levels put its quiet-streets score above the bulk of the capital. Individual streets still vary; the tool's street-by-street view estimates how roads compare.

Is Belmont good for families?

On schools evidence, it starts well: pupils at nearby secondaries make faster progress than at most London secondary schools. Green space scores strongly for London, which helps the family case.

Which station serves Belmont?

The nearest station is Belmont (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 27 August 2026 from the Locatio London dataset. Built by two Londoners who needed it themselves — our story. How we score · Data sources