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SW8 5AH

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 4DG 28 m
SW8 4DA 38 m
SW8 4DB 38 m
SW8 4EB 68 m
SW8 4DU 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 5AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 5
Latitude
51.479526
Longitude
-0.140924
British National Grid easting
529,195
British National Grid northing
177,257

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
E00171066
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 039A · E01004567
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
338
Primary
154
Secondary
35

  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    317 m

  2. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    434 m

  3. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    469 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,173
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,023
  • Theft from the person 1,898
  • Anti social behaviour 1,723
  • Other theft 1,337
  • Shoplifting 1,158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW8 5 residents
243

Age bands in SW8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.8%

35 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.1%

72 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.8%

239 residents

Age 45 to 64
18%

92 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

73 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

119

within 5 km straight-line

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.0 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.2 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.2 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.4 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.4 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.5 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.5 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.6 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.7 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING, 20 PAGE STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4EN

    ODS code E87739

    1.8 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.8 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.9 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 119 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.0 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.0 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    MET · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    TMU · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 039A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,251 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

338 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 35 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,173 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,097.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,023 events.

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