North Sheen
Neighbourhood · 4,909 residents
74Very 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
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 65 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Environment scores 75, well above the typical 60
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
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- Aircraft noise reaches 97% of the area
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 19, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around North Sheen
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Is North Sheen a good place to live?
North Sheen scores 74/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (77) and environment (75).
It scores lowest on affordability (19).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for North Sheen in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of North Sheen
Flats dominate the streets here — blocks and conversions rather than family houses, with terraces and semis filling in behind the main roads. It's the kind of place that attracts people who want London proper but with more sky above the rooftops: a mix of professionals in their thirties and forties, and enough long-term residents to keep the median age close to 41, older than the London norm. The housing stock backs this up — leasehold flats make up the bulk of sales, freeholds a minority, and a For Sale board here is more likely to be advertising a two-bed conversion than a house with a garden.
For getting about, North Sheen railway station anchors the area, with Kew Gardens station also within reach, giving you both rail and Underground options without needing to change your habits much. Schools are a genuine strength: Darell Primary and Nursery School and The King's Church of England Primary School both carry Good ratings, and the borough's overall school grade sits well above the national average. Housing costs are the trade-off — a median price around £815,000 is actually a shade below the Richmond upon Thames average, but still puts you well past what most of the country pays, and rents above £2,300 a month reflect a tight, competitive market rather than a bargain corner of the city.
Green space is modest rather than generous — 15 pockets of it across the area, add up to under 19 hectares, so it's gardens and local squares more than sprawling parkland, though Kew Gardens itself sits close enough to shape how people spend their weekends, walking distance or a short hop for many. The overall crime grade is the standout figure in the data — an A for safety, notably better than the borough's already-decent rate, even though anti-social behaviour and violent offences are the most commonly logged incidents locally, as they are almost everywhere in London. Health provision drags the picture down a little, marked as average rather than strong, and nightlife is similarly middling — this isn't an area built around late-opening bars and restaurant strips.