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SW8 3QS

Shaftesbury & Queenstown · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 3PR 17 m
SW8 3QX 20 m
SW8 3QU 37 m
SW8 3PP 39 m
SW8 3PS 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 3QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 3
Latitude
51.471083
Longitude
-0.151274
British National Grid easting
528,500
British National Grid northing
176,300

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

Explore SW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
319
Primary
150
Secondary
37

  1. John Burns Primary School

    Community school

    202 m

  2. Chesterton Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m

  3. Shaftesbury Park Primary School

    Community school

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,611
  • Shoplifting 1,363
  • Anti social behaviour 1,355
  • Other theft 1,140
  • Theft from the person 1,129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

113

within 5 km straight-line

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    380 m

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    470 m

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    680 m

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.1 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.2 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

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.2 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.4 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.5 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02946

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85088

    1.7 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.9 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.9 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.9 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.9 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.9 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.9 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 113 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Prairie Street

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Prairie Street

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Silverthorne Road

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Shaftesbury Estate / Wickersley Road

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Silverthorne 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

319 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 37 secondary schools. John Burns Primary School is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 961.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,611 events.

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