SW18 5AB

Southfields · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Putney
Postcode district
SW18
Postcode sector
SW18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW18 5AY 22 m
SW18 5LJ 53 m
SW18 5JP 87 m
SW18 5JS 96 m
SW18 5JU 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW18 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW18
Postcode sector
SW18 5
Latitude
51.445805
Longitude
-0.198663
British National Grid easting
525,278
British National Grid northing
173,407

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Putney · E14001434
Output area
E00023171
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 025B · E01004595
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 025 · E02000947

Postcode source versions

Explore SW18

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
318, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AB 21 November 2025 £560,000
320a, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AB 27 June 2025 £545,000
304a, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AB 31 March 2025 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
217
Primary
112
Secondary
27
  1. Riversdale Primary School

    Community school

    86 m
  2. Southfields Academy

    Academy converter

    130 m
  3. Sheringdale Primary School

    Community school

    384 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,626
  • Anti social behaviour 837
  • Vehicle crime 635
  • Other theft 546
  • Public order 363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

15 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
SW18 5 residents
14,089

Age bands in SW18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,644 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

1,154 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.5%

5,003 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

3,151 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

1,399 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW18 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

75

within 5 km

  • SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85007

    461 m

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

    552 m

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    739 m

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85001

    989 m

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    1.1 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85082

    1.2 km

  • RHND

    WEST HILL, LONDON, SW15 3SW

    ODS code Y05857

    1.3 km

  • ST PAULS COTTAGE SURGERY

    114 AUGUSTUS ROAD, LONDON, SW19 6EW

    ODS code H85100

    1.4 km

  • TUDOR LODGE HEALTH CENTRE

    8C VICTORIA DRIVE, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 6AE

    ODS code H85682

    1.5 km

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

    67 VINEYARD HILL ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JL

    ODS code H85112

    1.6 km

  • HEATHBRIDGE PRACTICE

    HEATHBRIDGE MED PRACTICE, 125 UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, PUTNEY, LONDON, SW15 2TL

    ODS code H85061

    2.0 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

    162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85075

    2.1 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

    ENTRANCE B, 162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85659

    2.1 km

  • PUTNEYMEAD GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    266 UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, SW15 6TQ

    ODS code H85012

    2.3 km

  • CHARTFIELD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 30 CHARTFIELD AVENUE, PUTNEY, LONDON, SW15 6HG

    ODS code Y01132

    2.4 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    2.4 km

  • CHATFIELD HEALTH CARE

    CHATFIELD ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3UJ

    ODS code H85047

    2.5 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    2.6 km

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    2.7 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    246 ROEHAMPTON LANE, ROEHAMPTON, LONDON, SW15 4AA

    ODS code H85006

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 75 matching practices.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Southfields Academy

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.1 miles
  • Standen Road

    BCT · West Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Standen Road

    BCT · West Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Southfields Academy

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.2 miles
  • Lavenham Road

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 025B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,817 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £552,500 from 4 recorded sales in SW18 5AB. 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

217 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 27 secondary schools. Riversdale Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 461.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,626 events.

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