SW11 3ER Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's. Region: London.
Streets
- Bullen Street, London: 85 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Wandsworth in 2026-27: Band D £1,028 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £685 | £800 | £914 | £1,028 | £1,257 | £1,485 | £1,714 | £2,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (35% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 515 Battersea Park Road: up to 3 homes, pending decision (200 m)
- Bridgelane Medical Group Practice, 20 Bridge Ln, Battersea, London SW11 3AD: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- 134/134a Battersea High Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 15-27 Falcon Road: up to 25 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 44-46 Falcon Road: up to 25 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Randall Close Day Centre and car park, 2 Randall Close (Surrey Lane Estate): up to 106 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 80 Gwynne Road, 19 Lombard Road: up to 133 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 120 Battersea Bridge Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 26 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 62 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 62 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bullen Street Clapham Junction | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Carpark | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.2 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge Lane Group Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Krystal Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Battersea Park Dental | 280 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Battersea Police Station | 310 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Christchurch Gardens 1,170 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Battersea Park 80 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,780 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 760 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 88 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Devonshire House Including Railings and Gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Devonshire House Including Railings and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Old Battersea House | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge, Battersea | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of St Mary and churchyard wall and gate | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| 100, CHEYNE WALK (part of Lindsey House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 75 | 85 |
49 of the postcode's 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 10 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wandsworth: see them on the Wandsworth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bullen Street.