Is SW18 1LH a good place to live?
Wandsworth (SW18 1LH), London, England
View SW18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW18 1LH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW18 1LH is a UK postcode in SW18 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is East Putney, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW18 1LH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SW18 1LH. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW18 1LH is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SW18 1LH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW18, this postcode ranks 759 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 1LH
93 schools near SW18 1LH, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 44 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW18 1LH 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 Londis, 0.5 miles away.
Wandsworth Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Londis0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.6 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.6 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- The Source Bulk Foods0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Wandsworth Park0.6 mi
- Coronation Gardens0.6 mi
- Historic Southfields Pond0.6 mi
- King George's Park0.6 mi
- William Harvey Community Garden0.7 mi
Transportation
East Putney is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW18 1LH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Putney (0.6 mi), Southfields (0.6 mi), Wandsworth Town (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- East Putney0.3 mi
- Putney0.6 mi
- Southfields0.6 mi
- Wandsworth Town0.9 mi
- Putney Bridge1.0 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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