Elthorne Heights
Neighbourhood · 5,938 residents
74Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 45 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
- 8 GP practices within a short walk
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- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 22, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Elthorne Heights
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Is Elthorne Heights a good place to live?
Elthorne Heights scores 74/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (80) and schools (78).
It scores lowest on affordability (22).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Elthorne Heights in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Elthorne Heights
Rows of Victorian terraces dominate here, close-packed and mostly freehold, with the odd semi standing out where a street widens. This is a place built for families who've traded space for permanence — the sort who plant a bay window's worth of pot plants and stay long enough to see the kids through both local schools. You won't find much rental churn or new-build gloss; the housing stock is old and the streets feel settled rather than transient.
The practical picture is a good one for anyone weighing up schools against space. Oaklands Primary School carries an Outstanding rating, and Elthorne Park High School, while unrated in the data, posts a Progress 8 score comfortably above the national average — a rare pairing that explains why the area's overall schools grade sits at the top of the scale despite there being only two schools counted locally. Transport is the softer link in the chain: seven stops serve the suburb but rail options are thin enough that the connectivity grade outpaces the transport one, so if your work depends on a fast line into central London, check the route before you commit rather than assume it. Housing itself is properly pricey — a median approaching £684,000, roughly half as much again as the Ealing borough average, and terraced houses here selling for well over triple the national terrace price. Affordability is the one grade that jars against an otherwise strong set: a D+ against an A for safety and a B for housing tells you plainly that the trade-off for this postcode is financial, not lifestyle.