SW18 5AE

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 5LB 39 m
SW18 5LD 68 m
SW18 5AG 83 m
SW18 5AF 86 m
SW18 5LA 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW18 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW18
Postcode sector
SW18 5
Latitude
51.441714
Longitude
-0.197572
British National Grid easting
525,365
British National Grid northing
172,954

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
E00023147
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 025D · E01004598
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 025 · E02000947

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill Court, 432, Flat 9, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AE 14 May 2026 £220,000
Mill Court, 432, Flat 13, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AE 25 September 2025 £350,000
448, Merton Road, London, SW18 5AE 5 December 2024 £1,070,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
221
Primary
117
Secondary
28
  1. Southfields Academy

    Academy converter

    389 m
  2. Wimbledon Park Primary School

    Community school

    424 m
  3. Riversdale Primary School

    Community school

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,192
  • Anti social behaviour 699
  • Vehicle crime 561
  • Other theft 419
  • Shoplifting 397

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
152

73 female, 79 male

Postcode households
60
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW18 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

75

within 5 km

  • SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85007

    0 m

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

    240 m

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    790 m

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    977 m

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85112

    1.1 km

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85001

    1.4 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

    1.6 km

  • RHND

    WEST HILL, LONDON, SW15 3SW

    ODS code Y05857

    1.6 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85082

    1.7 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    2.2 km

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    2.4 km

  • HEATHBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85061

    2.4 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85075

    2.4 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85659

    2.4 km

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    2.5 km

  • FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY

    THE COURTYARD, 8 FRANCIS GROVE, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 4DL

    ODS code H85026

    2.6 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.6 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    2.6 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PATRICK DOODY CLINIC HEALTH CENTRE, 79 PELHAM ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1NX

    ODS code H85028

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 75 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Penwith Road Earlsfield

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.0 miles
  • Lavenham Road

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.1 miles
  • Revelstoke Road

    BCT · Wimbledon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Southfields Academy

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.1 miles
  • Gordondale Road

    BCT · Wimbledon Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 025D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,266 of 33,755

Income
9 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
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £427,500 from 8 recorded sales in SW18 5AE. 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

Published establishments

221 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 28 secondary schools. Southfields Academy is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 364.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,192 events.

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