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Tolworth — is it a good place to live?

Tolworth is a mixed picture against the rest of London — the trade-off is traffic: its streets measure busier than most of London's, though this varies sharply street to street.

Overall: toward the bottom of London's range on the six things we score

How Tolworth 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
Well below average
Green space
the walk to genuinely public green space, plus access to a big park (50+ hectares of connected green) — nearest: Alexandra Recreation Ground, ~5 min · big park: around Gately Green ~15 min
Just below average
Culture & leisure
cultural and leisure venues within reach
Well below average
Schools
pupil progress at state schools — private schools are never scored
Average

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

Further trade-offs: culture and leisure, which score toward the bottom of the London range; everyday shops and services within a walk, which are fewer or less varied here; and green space, where everyday green is close at hand but the nearest major park is a longer trip — a real difference, though a bounded one.

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

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Tolworth Q&A

Is Tolworth a quiet area?

By London standards, no — measured road traffic puts Tolworth's quiet-streets score near the bottom of the citywide spread. Quieter pockets exist; the tool's street-by-street view estimates how roads compare, to help narrow the search.

Is Tolworth good for families?

On schools evidence, the overall picture is more modest, with a bright spot: pupils at nearby secondaries make faster progress than at most London secondary schools. Everyday green space is close at hand, but the nearest major park is a longer trip — worth noting for a family move.

Which station serves Tolworth?

The nearest station is Tolworth (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