SW8 5ER

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
SW8 5HH 62 m
SW8 5UA 62 m
SW8 5JX 96 m
SW8 5EE 106 m
SW8 5EN 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 5ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 5
Latitude
51.478722
Longitude
-0.134491
British National Grid easting
529,644
British National Grid northing
177,179

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
E00183214
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 038E · E01035498
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
336
Primary
150
Secondary
38
  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    386 m
  2. Griffin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    566 m
  3. Herbert Morrison Primary School

    Community school

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,791
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,301
  • Theft from the person 1,990
  • Anti social behaviour 1,796
  • Other theft 1,270
  • Shoplifting 1,164

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

117

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    648 m

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    790 m

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    882 m

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    882 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.2 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.3 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.5 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.6 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.6 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.7 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.7 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.7 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.7 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.7 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.8 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.8 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 117 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Corunna Road

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles
  • Lansdowne Green

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles
  • Riverlight Quay

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles
  • Riverlight Quay

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.2 miles
  • Lansdowne Green

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 038E, 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

26,897 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

336 open schools are in scope, including 150 primary and 38 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,791 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,149.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,301 events.

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