SW8 4BQ

Battersea Park · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 4LR 19 m
SW8 4LS 33 m
SW11 4HZ 46 m
SW8 4LH 48 m
SW8 4EX 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 4BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4
Latitude
51.476430
Longitude
-0.148178
British National Grid easting
528,700
British National Grid northing
176,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Battersea · E14001081
Output area
E00183107
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 039B · E01033100
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 039 · E02007084

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
334
Primary
149
Secondary
39
  1. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    147 m
  2. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    183 m
  3. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,245
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,296
  • Anti social behaviour 1,372
  • Other theft 862
  • Theft from the person 785
  • Vehicle crime 734

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.

GP practices

113

within 5 km straight-line

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    556 m

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    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

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.3 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.4 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.5 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.6 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.6 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.7 km

  • HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT

    30 FLOOD WALK, LONDON, SW3 5RR

    ODS code E87004

    1.7 km

  • THE CHELSEA PRACTICE

    43 CHELSEA MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW3 5DD

    ODS code E87665

    1.7 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.8 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.8 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.8 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 113 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.0 miles
  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.0 miles
  • Battersea Medical Centre

    BCT · Battersea

    0.0 miles
  • Battersea Park Rail Station

    RLY · Battersea

    0.0 miles
  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 039B, 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

13,686 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

334 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 39 secondary schools. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,245 published events cover 12 months, averaging 770.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,296 events.

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