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SW18 5BB

Wimbledon Park · Merton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wimbledon Park
Local authority
Merton
Constituency
Wimbledon
Postcode district
SW18
Postcode sector
SW18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW18 5NN 28 m
SW18 5NW 75 m
SW18 5PA 80 m
SW19 8AZ 113 m
SW19 8AY 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW18 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW18
Postcode sector
SW18 5
Latitude
51.439139
Longitude
-0.202609
British National Grid easting
525,022
British National Grid northing
172,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Merton · E09000024
Electoral ward
Wimbledon Park · E05013828
Parish or community
E43000214
Westminster constituency
Wimbledon · E14001586
Output area
E00017598
Lower layer super output area
Merton 001A · E01003472
Middle layer super output area
Merton 001 · E02000689

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
209
Primary
106
Secondary
28

  1. Wimbledon Park Primary School

    Community school

    481 m

  2. Southfields Academy

    Academy converter

    776 m

  3. Albemarle Primary School

    Foundation school

    837 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,037
  • Anti social behaviour 605
  • Vehicle crime 481
  • Shoplifting 372
  • Other theft 340

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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

68

within 5 km

  • ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY

    81 ELBOROUGH STREET, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 5DS

    ODS code H85057

    244 m

  • SOUTHFIELDS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85007

    453 m

  • VINEYARD HILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85112

    815 m

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    1.0 km

  • ST PAULS COTTAGE SURGERY

    114 AUGUSTUS ROAD, LONDON, SW19 6EW

    ODS code H85100

    1.2 km

  • TUDOR LODGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85682

    1.4 km

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    1.4 km

  • RHND

    WEST HILL, LONDON, SW15 3SW

    ODS code Y05857

    1.6 km

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85001

    1.8 km

  • ALEXANDRA ROAD SURGERY

    39 ALEXANDRA ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 7JZ

    ODS code H85656

    1.8 km

  • WIMBLEDON VILLAGE SURGERY

    35A HIGH STREET WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 5BY

    ODS code H85027

    1.9 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85082

    2.0 km

  • FRANCIS GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85026

    2.2 km

  • WIMBLEDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85028

    2.4 km

  • RIVERHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EAST ROAD, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 1YG

    ODS code H85092

    2.4 km

  • HEATHBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85061

    2.5 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    246 ROEHAMPTON LANE, ROEHAMPTON, LONDON, SW15 4AA

    ODS code H85006

    2.6 km

  • CHARTFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01132

    2.7 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.7 km

  • COLLIERS WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85649

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 68 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

  • Gordondale Road

    BCT · Wimbledon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Revelstoke Road

    BCT · Wimbledon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Stroud Road

    BCT · Wimbledon Park

    0.3 miles

  • Penwith Road Earlsfield

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.3 miles

  • Lavenham Road

    BCT · Earlsfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Merton 001A, 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

31,950 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

209 open schools are in scope, including 106 primary and 28 secondary schools. Wimbledon Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 481 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,037 events.

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