SW8 3TH Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Region: London.
Streets
- Tennyson Street, London: 37 addresses
- Montefiore Street, London: 1 address
- Robertson Street, 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 D (75% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Park Town (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)
- North Street Mews London SW4 0HF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 259-311 Battersea Park Road, SW 11 (Doddington Estate part)): up to 253 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Garages and parking spaces, 57-84 Gideon Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Sainsbury's Car Park, Bedford Hill: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- The Patmore Centre, Patmore Street: up to 57 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 28 Thessaly Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 15 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 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 35 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 2 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 | Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Clapham Common Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Battersea Power Station Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Clapham North Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prairie Street Battersea | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bloc Battersea Depot Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queenstown Road Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queens Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queenstown Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | The Lambeth Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ruby Blues, 53 Great Charlotte Street | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Montefiore Gardens 1,970 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Heathbrook Park 2.1 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,780 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) east. 104 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| 39,41 and 43, Old Town | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 39 | 39 |
30 of the postcode's 39 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Tennyson Street.