SW12 8PB Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Trinity. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 G (31% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wandsworth Common (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)
- Land including units on, Jaggard Way: up to 72 homes, pending decision (80 m)
- Garages between 77 & 85, Ravenslea Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- The Kalos Centre, 48 Endlesham Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 222 Balham High Road: up to 13 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- 158-160 Balham High Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 79 Trinity Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 223 Balham High Road: up to 48 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wandsworth Common 962,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 40 m |
| Balham 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Earlsfield 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Balham Underground Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Tooting Bec Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Clapham South Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wandsworth Common | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Old Hospital Close | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 80 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.8 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nightingale Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bellevue Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity Dental & Implant Centre | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Old Hospital Close | 370 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wandsworth Common 64 ha | 10 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,950 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sir Walter St Johns Playing Field 3.3 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Springfield Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km (4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.