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West Barnes
Merton, London
PocketsWest Barnes (Crossway · Pyl Brook · Morden Cemetery · Beverley Brook · Motspur Park)Raynes Park
West Barnes sits in the north-western corner of Merton around Motspur Park and the New Malden border, a quiet residential ward of interwar suburban streets. There is a single listed entry — the Grade II War Memorial at St Saviour's Church — and no conservation-area coverage, so the heritage footprint is light. Nature is the strongest card: 39.7 hectares of green space anchored by the 12.7-hectare Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields, and pollution scores sit at 62. Safety scores sit above the London median at 62. The drawbacks are the outer-suburb ones. Public-transport access is only moderate, anchored by Motspur Park on South Western Railway rather than any Tube, only five outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and culture and heritage scores are both very low — this is a ward to live in rather than a centre of its own. The food venue count of 31 is thin.
- Strongest80Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong62Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields (12.7 hectares)
- 113 open venues (35 food and drink, 78 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
57Better than 71% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability25
- Price momentum (5yr)69
- Activity (turnover)72
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For West Barnes: 115 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
62Better than 74% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
32Better than 19% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
62Better than 73% of London
- Air quality57
- Quietness68
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Cultural Signal
17Better than 30% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
113 open venues nearby — 35 food & drink, 78 other.
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Education
49Better than 28% of London
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools50
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For West Barnes: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
2Better than 7% of London
1 listed building
- War Memorial St Saviours ChurchGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
80Better than 99% of London
- Green spaces99
- Waterways55
Largest green space: Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields (13 ha). ~40 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is West Barnes safe?
- West Barnes scores 62 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. 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 West Barnes a good place to live?
- West Barnes scores 40 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 nature access (80) and safety (62); its weakest is area development (2). 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 West Barnes?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in West Barnes 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 32 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is West Barnes expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, West Barnes is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 9/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near West Barnes?
- West Barnes scores 49 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 1 school within a kilometre holds an Outstanding rating.
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