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SW8 4AY

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 4AJ 11 m
SW8 4AG 16 m
SW8 4AW 22 m
SW8 4AQ 38 m
SW8 4AS 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4
Latitude
51.478075
Longitude
-0.144699
British National Grid easting
528,937
British National Grid northing
177,089

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
E00022981
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 038D · E01033132
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 038 · E02007083

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
339
Primary
152
Secondary
40

  1. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    137 m

  2. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    168 m

  3. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,529
  • Anti social behaviour 1,508
  • Theft from the person 1,149
  • Shoplifting 1,019
  • Other theft 1,013

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW8 4 residents
7,899

Age bands in SW8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,222 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,056 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.6%

3,389 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,692 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

594 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.

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
0%
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

119

within 5 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    859 m

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.1 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.1 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.3 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.4 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    1.4 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE SURGERY, 13 PIMLICO ROAD, LONDON, SW1W 8NA

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.6 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.6 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.6 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.7 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.8 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.8 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.8 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 119 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

  • Battersea Dogs And Cats Home

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.0 miles

  • Battersea Dogs And Cats Home

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.0 miles

  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    TMU · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    TMU · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 038D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,885 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

339 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 40 secondary schools. Newton Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 137 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 897 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,529 events.

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