SW8 5DS

Nine Elms · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW11 7BN 62 m
SW11 7BP 62 m
SW11 7BQ 62 m
SW11 7BR 62 m
SW11 7BS 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 5DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 5
Latitude
51.482515
Longitude
-0.134970
British National Grid easting
529,600
British National Grid northing
177,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
Nine Elms · E05014015
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Battersea · E14001081
Output area
E00183137
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 038A · E01035496
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
151
Secondary
38
  1. Tachbrook Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    494 m
  2. Pimlico Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    649 m
  3. Pimlico Primary

    Free schools

    649 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,435
  • Theft from the person 2,536
  • Anti social behaviour 1,965
  • Other theft 1,599
  • Shoplifting 1,542

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

122

within 5 km straight-line

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    688 m

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    768 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.0 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.3 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.3 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.3 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.4 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.5 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.5 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.6 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.7 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.7 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.7 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    1.9 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.9 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    2.0 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 122 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • United States Embassy

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles
  • United States Embassy

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Riverlight Quay

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles
  • Riverlight Quay

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles
  • St George Wharf Pier

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 038A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,549 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 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 151 primary and 38 secondary schools. Tachbrook Nursery School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,293.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,435 events.

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