New Malden?

[macandcheesewithbaconbits]

What's the vibe like? How are the schools? What's the sport centre like?
Thinking of moving to the area and interested to hear anyone's experience

Full of Koreans

Nothing wrong with Koreans

Good transport links, high street not too bad, close to Kingston for good shopping. Schools single sex, Challoners is Catholic boys.

Good range of housing, cheaper than Kingston.

Actually although NM has the highest population of Koreans I can't say Saturday afternoon on the High Street resembles Seoul, it seems quite European to me.

superb therefore for korean food... Lots of nice interwar housing stock on quiet roads. Anything you need just up the road in Kingston, Richmond or Wimbledon, Richmond park nearby for outdoor sports, good train line to Wimbledon for the tube / Waterloo for city. Decent schools nearby for state and private. It is however just a little dull. BUt dull can be good for living in if you have easy access to interesting, and it's always going to be a lot cheaper to live there than Richmond / Wimbledon.

(Tudor Williams does however make me die a little inside)

check the traffic for where you are planning to go. The A3 is a living nightmare.

LOL have been warned about Tudor Williams. What are the primary schools like?

Never said there was anything wrong with Koreans, so no need for the face! It is a fact that a lot of Koreans live in new Malden

Good primary schools...
Christ Church and Corpus Christi if you are religious, Burlington and Coombe Hill if not.

Coombe Girls and Coombe Boys for secondary, Challoner and Holy Cross for RC.
I've lived here for 18 years...I really like it. safe, quite buzzy, a good community feel.

Loads of Koreans and Korean businesses....decent winebar in Tthe Glasshouse, good train links up to town. Malden Centre is a good enough leisure centre, there is also Fitness First which is great.

Pm me if you want.

OH and Tudors has had a bit of a facelift on the ground floor, but the upstairs is still like Grace Brothers.

I worked in Tudor Williams for a very short time a very long time ago, 25+ years probably. It was horrible. I have been in there a couple of times over the last 10 years as my friend likes the cafe there (she's very nice, really!) and it has definitely improved enormously since I worked there. Really.

It is definitely trying to update, but the fashion (!) floor needs a lot of attention.

Thanks all. Thanks MrsDB. All very helpful