Castlenau
Neighbourhood · 139 residents
75Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Food & drink scores 85, well above the typical 60
- Schools scores 83, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 94 per 1,000 people a year against 100
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 99% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 20, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Castlenau
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Castlenau a good place to live?
Castlenau scores 75/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for food & drink (85) and schools (83).
It scores lowest on affordability (20).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Castlenau in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Castlenau
Castlenau is a single, well-defined run of grand Victorian terraces and semis between the river and Barnes Common, the kind of street where you notice the school runs and the joggers before you notice much else. There's no real high street pulse to speak of here — this is a residential address first, and everything about the streetscape says so: bay windows, hedges, cars that get cleaned on Sundays.
The place sits well up the national ladder — decile 8 for deprivation, a median house price north of a million against a national figure closer to £280,000 — but the more telling comparison is local: even against Richmond upon Thames, one of London's pricier boroughs, Castlenau runs about 60% above the borough's own median. That buys you flats and Victorian terraces in roughly equal measure, mostly freehold, with a fair number of family houses selling well into seven figures — a For Sale board here is as likely to be a £2m+ semi as a £670k flat. Schools carry real weight in the decision: the area's Ofsted profile is strong, and independent options like The Harrodian School and St Paul's School sit alongside state primaries such as Lowther and St Osmund's Catholic, making this a plausible base whether you're paying school fees or not. Transport is the one soft spot in an otherwise strong picture — decent bus provision but nothing rail-heavy on the doorstep, so a car or a bit of patience on the commute matters more here than the postcode's price tag might suggest.