SW8 4DF Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Region: London.
Streets
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 (59% of about 1,090 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 1.0 km
- The Patmore Centre, Patmore Street: up to 57 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 28 Thessaly Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Battersea Park Road (between Stewarts Road and Thessally road): up to 168 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- 74 St Rule Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 41-59 Battersea Park Road (Booker and BMW Sites): up to 360 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Westbury Estate, pending decision (550 m)
- New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane (Combined Main Market, Entrance site and Thessaly College site): up to 2,569 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Metropolitan Police Warehouse Garage, Ponton Road: up to 184 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 address is about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m | |
| Wandsworth Road 610,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Battersea Power Station Underground Station | 520 m |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Stockwell Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Linford Street Nine Elms | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 2.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Battersea Power Station Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 58 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Springfield Medical Centre | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls Chemist | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Lister Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Heathbrook Park 2.1 ha | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Battersea Park 80 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 89 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m south. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south |
| Battersea Power Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m north |
| 'Single Form (Memorial)', on southern side of boating lake, Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m west |
| Battersea Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km west |
| Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 950 m north-west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 1.6 km north-west |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.