Is SW11 8BR a good place to live?
Wandsworth (SW11 8BR), London, England
View SW11 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW11 8BR has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 2/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW11 8BR is a UK postcode in SW11 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Battersea Power Station, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW11 8BR include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 106 incidents were reported in SW11 8BR. It ranks 1485 of 1533 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
- 2/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW11 8BR is rated 2/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 106 incidents were reported in SW11 8BR.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (37%), Violent crime (18%), Other theft (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW11, this postcode ranks 1485 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 8BR
95 schools near SW11 8BR, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 50 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW11 8BR 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 Oseyo, 0.0 miles away.
Central Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Oseyo0.0 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.0 mi
- The Battersea General Store0.1 mi
- Store Park Central0.2 mi
- Market Place Store0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Central Gardens0.1 mi
- Thorparch Road Pocket Park0.5 mi
- Battersea Park0.6 mi
- Pimlico Gardens0.6 mi
- Ranelagh Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
Battersea Power Station is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SW11 8BR - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Battersea Park (0.2 mi), Queenstown Road (0.4 mi), Nine Elms (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Battersea Power Station0.1 mi
- Battersea Park0.2 mi
- Queenstown Road0.4 mi
- Nine Elms0.6 mi
- Pimlico0.7 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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