SW17 8BL

Tooting Bec · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW17 6AB 25 m
SW17 6AQ 25 m
SW17 6AH 47 m
SW17 6EA 48 m
SW17 6LD 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW17 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 8
Latitude
51.429422
Longitude
-0.151402
British National Grid easting
528,608
British National Grid northing
171,667

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00022536
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 026D · E01004483
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 026 · E02000948

Postcode source versions

Explore SW17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
231
Primary
131
Secondary
29
  1. Hillbrook School

    Foundation school

    506 m
  2. Franciscan Primary School

    Academy converter

    626 m
  3. Graveney School

    Academy converter

    731 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,441
  • Anti social behaviour 1,101
  • Shoplifting 820
  • Other theft 742
  • Vehicle crime 668

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW17 8 residents
18,484

Age bands in SW17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

2,693 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

2,049 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.7%

7,338 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

3,695 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

1,820 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    890 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    906 m

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.1 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.2 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    120-124 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85009

    1.3 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    1.5 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.5 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.6 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.7 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

    STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE, 2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code Y05162

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85002

    1.8 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85647

    1.8 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.9 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

    58 HIGH STREET COLLIERS WOOD, COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON, SW19 2BY

    ODS code H85649

    2.0 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

    293 STREATHAM HIGH ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 3NP

    ODS code G85014

    2.1 km

  • FIGGES MARSH SURGERY

    182 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3LD

    ODS code H85090

    2.2 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.2 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    2.3 km

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane / Furzedown Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane / Furzedown Road

    BCT · Furzedown

    0.2 miles
  • Furzedown Road

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.2 miles
  • Franciscan Road

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.2 miles
  • Franciscan Road

    BCT · Streatham Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 026D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,947 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

231 open schools are in scope, including 131 primary and 29 secondary schools. Hillbrook School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 692 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,441 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.