Surbiton or New Malden?

[sinulienka]

At the moment living in Guildford but want to move to Kingston. Looking for an area with good secondary schools so Surbiton and New Malden both seemed pretty good. What are some pros and cons of both areas?

Surbiton is a bit "naicer", bit more leafy, bit more of a chi chi high street, next to river, a lot greener. Much closer to the riverside end of Kingston centre which has the nicer selection of restauants. Much easier in to Surrey and countryside, NT properties etc. 15 mins into Waterloo. NM is a lot more concrete-y, but right on the A3 if you need that, cheaper housing, more ethnic shops, less good train link to London. Bigger high street. Close to the Norbiton end of Kingston which is next to lovely Richmond Park and has some nice shops, I wouldn't say it's in walking distance from most of NM though.

Both areas are very nice and they both have links to good secondary schools. However, I think Surbiton is a bit more pleasant in general as the other two posters have said. If you move to Surbiton, there is Surbiton High School and if you move to New Malden, there are a number of different schools you can take the bus or train to. My post might be too late though since this thread began in April.

Did you know there are lots of fabulous classes for adults at The Malden Centre run during term time, so you can learn something new while the kids are at school. There is a class starting tomorrow morninng where you can learn how to make new clothes, upcycle old ones, soft furnishings or toys, costumes or patchwork. It runs 9.45-12.15 for 11sessions costs £130. Class is called Creative Sewing.