SW11 4SD Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Battersea Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Prince of Wales Drive, London: 18 addresses
- Rosenau Crescent, London: 1 address
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 C (27% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Battersea Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Bridgelane Medical Group Practice, 20 Bridge Ln, Battersea, London SW11 3AD: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 120 Battersea Bridge Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Randall Close Day Centre and car park, 2 Randall Close (Surrey Lane Estate): up to 106 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 515 Battersea Park Road: up to 3 homes, pending decision (360 m)
- Ransomes Dock, 35-37 Parkgate Road (Ransomes Dock Business Centre): up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Unit 16 Ransomes Dock Business Centre, 35-37 Parkgate Road (Ransomes Dock Business Centre): up to 2 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Unit 19 Ransomes Dock Business Centre, 35-37 Parkgate Road (Ransomes Dock Business Centre): up to 1 home, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Domus Tiles site, 31-33 Parkgate Road/Elcho Street (27-33 Parkgate Road & 2-42 Elcho Street): up to 118 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 4 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 | Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Battersea Power Station Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prince Of Wales Drive Battersea | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Cadogan Pier Chelsea | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.7 km (9.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge Lane Group Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Healthchem (Battersea) LTD | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Battersea | 220 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Battersea Police Station | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Battersea Park 80 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 760 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 85 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battersea Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 57 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary and churchyard wall and gate | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Devonshire House Including Railings and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Old Battersea House | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Albert Bridge including tollbooths, lamp standards and stairs and section of bridge over the Embankment at the north end | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Roper's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
19 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Prince of Wales Drive.