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SW8 4BX

Shaftesbury & Queenstown · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4BU 42 m
SW8 4BG 46 m
SW8 4EQ 56 m
SW8 4BJ 64 m
SW8 4EN 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 4BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4
Latitude
51.477213
Longitude
-0.145972
British National Grid easting
528,851
British National Grid northing
176,991

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
E00183205
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
339
Primary
150
Secondary
39

  1. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    29 m

  2. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    40 m

  3. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    472 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,470
  • Anti social behaviour 1,454
  • Shoplifting 992
  • Theft from the person 991
  • Other theft 910

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90%
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

118

within 5 km straight-line

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    732 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

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.2 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.4 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.4 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.5 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.5 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

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.6 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.6 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.7 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.8 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    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

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 118 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.0 miles

  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Park Station

    BCT · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Park Rail Station

    RLY · Battersea

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Dogs And Cats Home

    BCT · Nine Elms

    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.

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
0
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

Schools

339 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 39 secondary schools. Newton Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 29 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 856.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,470 events.

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