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SW8 5FA

Nine Elms · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Nine Elms
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 5FD 38 m
SW8 5FE 41 m
SW8 5EU 46 m
SW8 5ET 55 m
SW8 5EX 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 5
Latitude
51.478912
Longitude
-0.139667
British National Grid easting
529,284
British National Grid northing
177,191

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
334
Primary
152
Secondary
35

  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    227 m

  2. Newton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    470 m

  3. St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,987
  • Theft from the person 1,790
  • Anti social behaviour 1,713
  • Other theft 1,234
  • Shoplifting 1,119

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.0 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

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

    ODS code Y05187

    1.0 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85130

    1.0 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87034

    1.1 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85086

    1.1 km

  • BATTERSEA FIELDS PRACTICE

    3 AUSTIN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5JP

    ODS code H85111

    1.2 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.3 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00020

    1.4 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.5 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85100

    1.5 km

  • BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87753

    1.5 km

  • ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

    ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4SR

    ODS code E87711

    1.5 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 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

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.8 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.9 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    1.9 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 118 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station

    BCT · Nine Elms

    0.1 miles

  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station

    MET · Nine Elms

    0.1 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

334 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 35 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,068.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,987 events.

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