Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2JS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 2JS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	55.1%	3.5%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	48.4%	44.9%	-3.5%	49.0%	-4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SW8 2JS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57.9%	63.2%	5.3%	37.9%	25.3%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	21.9%	-2.6%	44.2%	-22.3%
Married: Same sex	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.6%	2.8%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	8.9%	9%	0.1%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	6.1%	-4.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.1%	48%	-7.1%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	31.9%	36%	4.1%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	11.1%	12.6%	1.5%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	2%	3.4%	1.4%	4.0%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.2%	20.8%	-2.4%	18.2%	2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	10.7%	-2.5%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	7.6%	-5.3%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	13.1%	3.8%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	41.9%	18.1%	33.8%	8.1%
Other	17.2%	3.1%	-14.1%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	6.4%	2.5%	-3.9%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	2%	4.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.0%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	19%	23.5%	4.5%	2.5%	21.0%
Black Caribbean	6.7%	10%	3.3%	1.0%	9.0%
Other Black	8.4%	3.3%	-5.1%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	2.8%	2.6%	0.4%	2.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	1.9%	-3.0%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	3.5%	3%	-0.5%	0.8%	2.2%
White	42%	32.7%	-9.3%	81.4%	-48.7%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1%	6.1%	5.1%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.4%	54.4%	3.0%	83.2%	-28.8%
European Union	14.3%	14.6%	0.3%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1%	2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	14.1%	13.8%	-0.3%	2.7%	11.1%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	7%	-1.4%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.1%	7%	-2.1%	1.3%	5.7%
Oceania	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.9%	54.2%	4.3%	83.2%	-29.0%
10+ Years	4.2%	28.9%	24.7%	9.8%	19.1%
5-10 Years	11.1%	7%	-4.1%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	7.4%	5.9%	-1.5%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	27.4%	3.9%	-23.5%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.3%	76.7%	-14.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Spain	2.8%	0.4%	2.4%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.4%	37.2%	-17.8%
Christian	51.8%	46.2%	5.6%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Wandsworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wandsworth Road was 179.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 166.8% higher than the Stockwell East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wandsworth Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stockwell East and the 185th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW8 2JS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wandsworth Road are based on 1696 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2JS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2JS

Average Price
£505,352

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£504,132

Other
£516,329

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wandsworth Road

Average Price
£709,042

Semi-Detached
£1,150,820

Terraced
£834,175

Detached
£1,402,337

Flats/Maisonettes
£576,845

Other
£2,391,569

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wandsworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2025-03-06	£446,373
Flat 7 256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,050	2024-09-17	£515,767
Flat 1 256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2024-06-28	£505,181
256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£510,000	2024-04-09	£514,219
Flat 3 256 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2017-09-11	£552,985

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2JS

Employment

SW8 2JS area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 2JS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	23
Self-Employed	22
Retired	20
Other	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	15
Education	11
Transport and storage	11
Other	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Construction	8
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	1,739 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	2,569 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,865 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,869 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Griffin Primary School Stewarts Road , SW8 4JB	2out of 4	333 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	437 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lark Hall Primary School (Including Lark Hall Centre for Pupils with Autism) Smedley Street , Clapham SW4 6PH	3out of 4	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	763 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,121 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,604 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,643 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,836 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Battersea 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	4out of 4	1,926 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,007 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,403 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,824 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,978 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	3,031 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,119 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	5,251 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	901 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,502 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	1,766 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,882 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	2,023 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Andalucia Patisserie	248 Wandsworth Road, London	13 yd
The Coffee Lovers Fl	268 Wandsworth Road, London	71 yd
Lusitania Restaurante	353 Wandsworth Road, London	104 yd
Casa Benfica	343 Wandsworth Road, London	117 yd
Max's Cafe	345 Wandsworth Road, London	117 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Surprise	The Surprise Public House, 16 Southville	90 yd
Priory Arms	The Priory Arms Public House, 83 Lansdowne Way	247 yd
Feeleys Free House	Feelys Free House, 99 Union Road	419 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	443 yd
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	589 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Selekt Chicken	252 Wandsworth Road, London	9 yd
Peri Peri Bites	242 Wandsworth Road, London	13 yd
Wing's	391 Wandsworth Road, London	57 yd
Lahori Grill	266 Wandsworth Road, London	71 yd
Pak Hong	413 Wandsworth Road, London	109 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	198 yd
Sainsbury's	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	740 yd
Iceland Foods	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	740 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	777 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	804 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		173 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	184 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	198 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		243 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	284 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	306 yd
Griffin Primary School STEWARTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	439 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	539 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	596 yd
Heathbrook Park (Closed) St. Rule Street	grass pitches	867 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	63.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	78.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	226.36 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	226.36 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.9 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SW8 2JS