SW95 9DA Wandsworth
Live postcode, introduced May 2007. Ward: Nine Elms. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 F (44% of about 2,440 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
- Royal Mail Group Site, Ponton Road (Nine Elms Parkside): up to 1,911 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Metropolitan Police Warehouse Garage, Ponton Road: up to 184 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane (Combined Main Market, Entrance site and Thessaly College site): up to 2,569 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Tideway Industrial Estate 87 Kirtling Street (Riverlight): up to 813 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Cable and Wireless Ballymore Site 6, 2a Battersea Park Road: up to 154 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 41-59 Battersea Park Road (Booker and BMW Sites): up to 360 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Brooks Court, 1-10 Cringle Street: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Securicor Site, 80 Kirtling Street: up to 208 homes, not permissioned (230 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Battersea Park 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m |
| Queenstown Road (Battersea) 806,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Battersea Power Station Underground Station | 400 m |
| Nine Elms Underground Station | 570 m | |
| Pimlico Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Riverlight Quay Nine Elms | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Battersea Power Station Pier | 750 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Battersea Power Station Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mawbey Group Practice | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls Chemist | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 720 m |
| Hospital | Lister Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Clapham Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Pimlico Gardens and Shrubbery 4,330 m² | 560 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Larkhall Park 5.4 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Westminster School Playing Field 3.7 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 760 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pimlico Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 580 m north. 89 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pimlico Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m north |
| Battersea Power Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| Dolphin Square Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 640 m north |
| Brunswick House | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Ladies Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 4.7 km east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 76% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.