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SW18

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,038
Current units
1,242
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
11

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
796

Postcode sectors in SW18

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6 sectors

Property

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48,190 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Leylands, Flat 15, Viewfield Road, London, SW18 1NF 22 July 2026 £450,000
9, Bartholomew Close, London, SW18 1JG 21 July 2026 £370,000
167, Merton Road, London, SW18 5EQ 20 July 2026 £450,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,554
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,533
  • Anti social behaviour 770
  • Vehicle crime 604
  • Other theft 567
  • Shoplifting 446

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SW18 usual residents
65,843
Age-profile population
65,200

Age bands in SW18

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

10,698 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

5,825 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.6%

29,719 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

13,355 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

5,603 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,176 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

1,135 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 974 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

in this district

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

  • SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRAC, 492 MERTON ROAD, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5AE

    ODS code H85007

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

    TRIANGLE HOUSE, 2 BROOMHILL ROAD, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4HX

    ODS code H85082

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    90-92 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DD

    ODS code H85001

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £625,000 from 6,297 recorded sales in SW18. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wandsworth is £680,105 in June 2026, down 5.2% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

5,554 published events cover 12 months, averaging 462.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,533 events.

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