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SW8 3PY

Shaftesbury & Queenstown · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 3RJ 26 m
SW8 3PX 35 m
SW8 3PU 37 m
SW8 3PT 53 m
SW8 3PS 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 3PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3
Latitude
51.470516
Longitude
-0.150073
British National Grid easting
528,585
British National Grid northing
176,239

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
Shaftesbury & Queenstown · E05014019
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Battersea · E14001081
Output area
E00022965
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 005A · E01004565
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 005 · E02000927

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2a, Prairie Street, London, SW8 3PY 30 October 2009 £298,000
6a, Prairie Street, London, SW8 3PY 23 March 2009 £213,000
2b, Prairie Street, London, SW8 3PY 18 November 2005 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
318
Primary
149
Secondary
38

  1. John Burns Primary School

    Community school

    217 m

  2. Heathbrook Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

  3. Shaftesbury Park Primary School

    Community school

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,801
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,646
  • Anti social behaviour 1,385
  • Shoplifting 1,368
  • Theft from the person 1,185
  • Other theft 1,175

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
SW8 3 residents
6,302

Age bands in SW8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

808 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.9%

2,901 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,277 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

519 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 3 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

114

within 5 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    401 m

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    482 m

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    683 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.0 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.2 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code Y05187

    1.2 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    BRIDGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 20 BRIDGE LANE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3AD

    ODS code H85045

    1.3 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW4 7DB

    ODS code G85011

    1.4 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.4 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.5 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

    ARCH 5-7 CLAPHAM J STN, GRANT ROAD, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON, SW11 2NU

    ODS code Y02946

    1.6 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7 FARRANT HOUSE, WINSTANLEY ROAD, LONDON, SW11 2EJ

    ODS code H85088

    1.7 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    1.8 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    1.8 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.8 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    1.8 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.9 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.9 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

    1 SELWAY HOUSE, 272 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SW8 1UL

    ODS code G85086

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 114 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

  • Prairie Street

    BCT · Battersea

    0.0 miles

  • Prairie Street

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Silverthorne Road

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Silverthorne Road

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Shaftesbury Estate / Wickersley Road

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 005A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,368 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 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
3
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

318 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 38 secondary schools. John Burns Primary School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11,801 published events cover 12 months, averaging 983.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,646 events.

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