Is SW11 2PL a good place to live?
Wandsworth (SW11 2PL), London, England
View SW11 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW11 2PL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 97 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW11 2PL is a UK postcode in SW11 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Clapham Junction, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW11 2PL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 20 incidents were reported in SW11 2PL. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW11.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW11 2PL is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 20 incidents were reported in SW11 2PL.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (25%), Theft from person (20%), Violent crime (15%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW11, this postcode ranks 917 of 1533 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW11 district average
- 713 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW11 2PL
97 schools near SW11 2PL, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 50 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 14 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW11 2PL is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.4 miles away.
Fred Wells Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Asda0.4 mi
- The Third Space0.5 mi
- Whole Foods Market0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Fred Wells Gardens0.2 mi
- Shillington Park0.2 mi
- Falcon Park0.3 mi
- Falcon Glade0.3 mi
- York Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Clapham Junction is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SW11 2PL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Imperial Wharf (0.6 mi), Wandsworth Town (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Clapham Junction0.4 mi
- Imperial Wharf0.6 mi
- Wandsworth Town1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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