SW18 2LJ Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. Ward: Wandsworth Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Marshall Close, London: 22 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 G (29% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 20A and 20B St. Ann's Crescent, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 114 Allfarthing Lane: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 67-85 Aslett Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 73 Earlsfield Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Land west of 86-96, Garratt Lane: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Parking Spaces West of 85, Swaffield Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- First to Second Floor, 61-63 Wandsworth High Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 65-71 Wandsworth High Street incl. Spread Eagle Public House; Wandsworth High Street and 5 Garratt Lane, SW18: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, SW18: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 22 addresses are between 18 m and 20 m above sea level (20 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 | Wandsworth Town 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Earlsfield 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Southfields Underground Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| East Putney Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Old Sergeant Wandsworth | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Wandsworth Southside 1 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 84 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wandsworth Medical Centre | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wandsworth Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wandsworth Town Dental Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Old Hospital Close | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Garratt Lane, Wandsworth Cashzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wandsworth Common 64 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | King George's Park Playing Fields 7.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,720 m² | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 85 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| 174 and 176, East Hill, Sw18 | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Ram (Youngs) Brewery Complex | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Former Royal Victoria Patriotic School | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Wandsworth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Springfield Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashen Grove Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Mount Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Wimbledon Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 22 | 22 |
13 of the postcode's 22 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Marshall Close.