SW17 0NT Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wandsworth Common. Region: London.
Streets
- Garratt Lane, London: 6 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 C (34% of about 770 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)
- 7-9 Burntwood Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 46 - 76, Summerstown, SW17 0BH, permissioned (210 m)
- Volante, 46-76, Summerstown, London, SW17 0BH: up to 93 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, Plough Lane, Wimbledon, SW17 0BL, not permissioned (270 m)
- Vantage House 1 Weir Road, Wimbledon SW19 8UX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 144-146 Durnsford Road, Wimbledon SW19 8HJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Rufus Business Centre Ravensbury Terrace, Wimbledon Park SW18 4RL: up to 96 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- The Warehouse 12 Ravensbury Terrace, Wimbledon Park SW18 4RL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 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 10 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 | Earlsfield 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Haydons Road 323,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Wimbledon 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wimbledon Park Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Tooting Broadway Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Tooting Bec Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burntwood Lane Summerstown | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Wimbledon Quarter Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 69 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.5 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Earlsfield Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Earlsfield Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Together Dental Wandsworth | 290 m |
| Hospital | St George's Hospital (Tooting) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Garratt Lane Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garratt Green 3.3 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Springfield Park 6.8 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garratt Park 3.0 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Springfield Hospital, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Wimbledon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Wimbledon Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Bluegate Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) west |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Garratt Lane.