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Motspur Park & Old Malden East
Kingston upon Thames, London
PocketsMotspur Park (Beverley Brook · Amberwood Rise · Manor Park Recreation Ground)Malden Manor (Amberwood Rise · Hogsmill Wood Nature Reserve)
Motspur Park and Old Malden East runs along the eastern edge of Kingston, where Kingston meets Merton near the Beverley Brook. The character is inter-war suburban, organised around Motspur Park station and the old Malden lanes. The Grade II Church of St James is the sole listed building. Manor Park Recreation Ground at just over ten hectares anchors a modest green cover of about sixteen hectares. Safety readings are among the strongest in this batch and eight outstanding schools lie within reach. The drawbacks: public transport is weak, with Motspur Park station on the Shepperton line and no tube; heritage texture is very thin; cultural and food provision is sparse, with just four food and fourteen non-food venues; and the planning pipeline is essentially empty.
- Strongest84Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong64Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Manor Park Recreation Ground (10.1 hectares)
- 18 open venues (4 food and drink, 14 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
56Better than 68% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)56
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Motspur Park & Old Malden East: 75 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
84Better than 99% of London
- Personal safety80
- Property crime91
- Anti-social behaviour84
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Connectivity
28Better than 10% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
59Better than 68% of London
- Air quality58
- Quietness60
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Cultural Signal
9Among the lowest in London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene14
- Vitality (openings, diversity)13
18 open venues nearby — 4 food & drink, 14 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools60
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For Motspur Park & Old Malden East: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
3Better than 9% of London
1 listed building
- Church of St JamesGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
64Better than 54% of London
- Green spaces84
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Manor Park Recreation Ground (10 ha). ~16 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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Motspur Park & Old Malden East, quick answers
- Is Motspur Park & Old Malden East safe?
- Motspur Park & Old Malden East scores 84 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Motspur Park & Old Malden East a good place to live?
- Motspur Park & Old Malden East scores 39 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (84) and nature access (64); its weakest is area development (1). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Motspur Park & Old Malden East?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Motspur Park & Old Malden East 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 28 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Motspur Park & Old Malden East expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Motspur Park & Old Malden East is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 10/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Motspur Park & Old Malden East?
- Motspur Park & Old Malden East scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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