The Steyne
Neighbourhood · 4,480 residents
70Very good
Very good · better than 8 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
- Schools scores 89, well above the typical 60
- 7 GP practices within a short walk
- 69% of residents live within five minutes of a park
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- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 26, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around The Steyne
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is The Steyne a good place to live?
The Steyne scores 70/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (89) and health (82).
It scores lowest on affordability (26).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for The Steyne in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of The Steyne
Flats dominate the streets here, mostly leasehold, the kind of purpose-built blocks and converted terraces that photograph well for a listing and empty out again by nine in the morning. It reads as a place people pass through on their way somewhere else, or settle in for a stretch of their thirties rather than a lifetime — the median age of 37 backs that up, younger than the London average and noticeably younger than the country as a whole. It's dense too, more so than almost anywhere outside inner London, so you're never far from a neighbour, a corner shop, or a queue.
The commuting picture is a strong part of the appeal: Acton Main Line and Ealing Common Underground both sit in the mix, which means fast options into central London whichever way you're headed. Schools are the other pillar, and an unusually strong one — Twyford Church of England High School and Ark Soane Academy are both rated Outstanding, and the area's overall school grade is about as good as this scoring system gives out. That combination — quick trains, standout secondaries — is exactly what pulls in the 30-something professional renting a flat near the line, whether or not they've got children yet. Housing itself splits sharply by type: flats trade around £400,000, in line with much of London, but the small number of houses that do come up — terraces, semis — sell for genuinely eye-watering sums, £885,000 and over £1.1 million respectively. A "for sale" board here usually means a flat, but if it's a house, it's a serious purchase.