SW17 8DS Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tooting Bec. Region: London.
Streets
- Franciscan Road, London: 28 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 (42% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- Tooting (All Saints) War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 193-197 Upper Tooting Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- rear of, 102-104 Upper Tooting Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 216-218 Upper Tooting Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 5 Beechcroft Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- The Rectory, 20 A Rectory Lane: up to 33 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 25-29 Tooting High Street: up to 29 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 103-111 Mitcham Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 103-111 Mitcham Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 35 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 | Tooting 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Balham 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Streatham (Greater London) 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tooting Bec Underground Station | 660 m |
| Tooting Broadway Underground Station | 900 m | |
| Balham Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Franciscan Road Streatham Park | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space (B) on Upper Tooting Park, SW17 | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tooting Bec Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tooting Dental Care | 720 m |
| Hospital | Springfield University Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 50-52 High Street Halifax | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Tooting Graveney Common 21 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tooting Bec Common 57 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 28 |
6 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Franciscan Road.