SW17 9PR Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tooting Bec. Region: London.
Streets
- Church Lane, London: 37 addresses
- Chertsey Street, London: 1 address
- Gassiot Road, London: 1 address
- Hawthorn 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 (63% of about 590 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)
- The Rectory, 20 A Rectory Lane: up to 33 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 204 Mitcham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 206-208 & 2A Stella Road, Mitcham Road: up to 10 homes, pending decision (390 m)
- 206 Mitcham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 1, Seely Road,Tooting,SW17 9QP, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 103-111 Mitcham Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 103-111 Mitcham Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Tooting Police Station 251 Mitcham Road, Tooting SW17 9JQ: up to 62 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 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 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 21 m and 31 m above sea level (25 m on average).
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 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Streatham Common 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Streatham (Greater London) 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tooting Broadway Underground Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Tooting Bec Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Colliers Wood Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Lane / Eswyn Road Furzedown | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space (B) on Upper Tooting Park, SW17 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tooting South Medical Centre | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pearl Chemist | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tooting Dental Care | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St George's Hospital (Tooting) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 50-52 High Street Halifax | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tooting Graveney Common 21 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 740 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gala Bingo Club, a listed building (Grade I), 610 m (0.4 miles) west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gala Bingo Club | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Springfield Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| South Park Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Grove | Wood | 3.1 km (2 miles) east |
| Pollards Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Wimbledon Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 40 | 40 |
37 of the postcode's 40 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Church Lane.