Is SW18 1AU a good place to live?
Wandsworth (SW18 1AU), London, England
View SW18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW18 1AU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW18 1AU is a UK postcode in SW18 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Wandsworth Town, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW18 1AU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Ultrafast broadband reaches roughly 96% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in SW18 1AU. It ranks 1039 of 1248 for safety within SW18.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 70/100 — Good
Safety
SW18 1AU is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in SW18 1AU.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Burglary (38%), Other theft (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW18, this postcode ranks 1039 of 1248 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW18 district average
- 328 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW18 1AU
94 schools near SW18 1AU, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 49 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW18 1AU 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 Sainsbury's, 0.4 miles away.
Petergate Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Sainsbury's0.7 mi
- The Third Space0.7 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Petergate Green0.1 mi
- Bramford Gardens0.2 mi
- Price's Park0.4 mi
- York Gardens0.4 mi
- The Spit0.5 mi
Transportation
Wandsworth Town is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW18 1AU - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Clapham Junction (0.6 mi), Imperial Wharf (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Wandsworth Town0.3 mi
- Clapham Junction0.6 mi
- Imperial Wharf0.9 mi
Connectivity
Ultrafast broadband covers most of the postcode, with fibre rollout in progress.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 96%, 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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