SW11 7BL Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced November 2016. Ward: Nine Elms. Region: London.
Streets
- Ponton Road, 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 F (41% of about 2,520 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)
- Main Site, Ballymore, Ponton Road (Embassy Gardens): up to 1,555 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 10 Pascal Street London SW8 4SH: up to 479 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Royal Mail Group Site, Ponton Road (Nine Elms Parkside): up to 1,911 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 12-20 Wyvil Road, permissioned (360 m)
- 135 Grosvenor Road London SW1V 3JY, permissioned (380 m)
- Tideway Industrial Estate 87 Kirtling Street (Riverlight): up to 813 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Hemans Estate, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Metropolitan Police Warehouse Garage, Ponton Road: up to 184 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 address is about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Nine Elms Underground Station | 380 m |
| Vauxhall Underground Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Pimlico Underground Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest United States Embassy Nine Elms | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Battersea Power Station Car Park | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 58 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sainsburys Nine Elms Smart Charge | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.9 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mawbey Group Practice | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medirex Pharmacy | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Dental Spa | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Gordon Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Roadchef - Sedgemoor Services S/b, Rooks Bridge | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pimlico Gardens and Shrubbery 4,330 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Vauxhall Park 3.2 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Westminster School Playing Field 3.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 9.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pimlico Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 360 m north-west. 151 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 360 m north-west |
| Brunswick House | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Dolphin Square Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Vauxhall Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Vauxhall Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Electricity Transformer Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Jewel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 71% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Ponton Road.