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SW8 4UW

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 4UN 77 m
SW8 3EG 98 m
SW8 4AB 106 m
SW8 4UP 109 m
SW8 4DF 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 4UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 4
Latitude
51.474541
Longitude
-0.142495
British National Grid easting
529,100
British National Grid northing
176,700

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
E00022966
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 039D · E01004564
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
328
Primary
150
Secondary
38

  1. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    288 m

  2. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    347 m

  3. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,936
  • Shoplifting 1,561
  • Theft from the person 1,549
  • Anti social behaviour 1,470
  • Other theft 1,164

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

116

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    759 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    759 m

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    863 m

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.0 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.1 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.2 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.3 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.3 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.3 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.3 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.4 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.4 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.6 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85083

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.7 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.8 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.8 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.9 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 116 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Linford Street

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Patmore Estate / Drury House

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Queenstown Road (Battersea) Rail Station

    RLY · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Queenstown Road Battersea

    BCT · Battersea

    0.2 miles

  • Queenstown Road Battersea

    RSE · Battersea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 039D, 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

15,805 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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

328 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 38 secondary schools. Griffin Primary School is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,062.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,936 events.

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