Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 2LA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.4%	48.8%	6.4%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	57.6%	51.2%	-6.4%	49.0%	2.2%

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 2LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.3% 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	65.8%	69.3%	3.5%	37.9%	31.4%
Married: Opposite sex	16%	16.7%	0.7%	44.2%	-27.5%
Married: Same sex	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	5.1%	1.9%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	6.8%	7.3%	0.5%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	3%	1.4%	-1.6%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.2%	62.7%	12.5%	48.4%	14.3%
Good health	39.4%	27.1%	-12.3%	33.6%	-6.5%
Fair health	7.1%	7.6%	0.5%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

In the area around SW8 2LA this area, 8.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 65.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.8%	8.7%	-3.1%	18.2%	-9.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	3.1%	-2.0%	9.6%	-6.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	5.9%	-3.4%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	12.1%	1.6%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	51.5%	65.7%	14.2%	33.8%	31.9%
Other	10.1%	2.4%	-7.7%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.3% 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%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.9%	2.2%	-3.7%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	10%	8%	-2.0%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	6.7%	4.8%	-1.9%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2%	2.0%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	3.9%	2.8%	0.8%	3.1%
White	63.9%	63.3%	-0.6%	81.4%	-18.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0%	2%	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.5% 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	59.1%	52.5%	-6.6%	83.2%	-30.7%
European Union	16.7%	18.2%	1.5%	6.1%	12.1%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	8.2%	9.3%	1.1%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	3%	5.2%	2.2%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.2%	9.1%	0.9%	1.3%	7.8%
Oceania	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	0.3%	2.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58%	52.5%	-5.5%	83.2%	-30.7%
10+ Years	5.2%	23.6%	18.4%	9.8%	13.8%
5-10 Years	7.4%	9.8%	2.4%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	8.6%	8.9%	0.3%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	5.2%	-15.6%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	5.2%	0.6%	4.6%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	4.6%	0.4%	4.2%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	1.7%	13.5%	-11.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.9%	37.2%	13.7%
Christian	31.4%	46.2%	-14.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Wandsworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wandsworth Road was 79.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.6% lower than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wandsworth Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 284th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 9.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW8 2LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 2LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2LA

Average Price
£429,851

Semi-Detached
£781,592

Terraced
£326,645

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,784

Other
no sales

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 2 170A Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£745,000	2024-09-06	£724,925
Flat 3 174 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2020-09-17	£403,846
Flat 2 170A Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2018-10-12	£10,220
Flat 1 170A Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2015-11-20	£467,320
170A Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2015-10-16	£647,582

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2LA

Employment

SW8 2LA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	231
Self-Employed	50
Part-Time Employee	26
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	18
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Other	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Information and communication	20
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Education	10
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	3
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	1,119 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,024 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	2,247 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,978 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	2,990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	487 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	548 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Griffin Primary School Stewarts Road , SW8 4JB	2out of 4	619 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	665 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism Wyvil Road , SW8 2TJ	4out of 4	681 yd	Foundation 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	1,053 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,357 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,360 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,516 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,791 yd	University technical college	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	2,327 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,664 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,684 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,727 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,817 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	1,037 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,586 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,606 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,745 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	1,961 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alem Restaurant	176A Wandsworth Road, London	4 yd
Meskerem Restaurant	176A Wandsworth Road, London	4 yd
Enset Restaurant	Ground Floor, 176 Wandsworth Road	4 yd
Ocean Blue	172 Wandsworth Road, London	26 yd
Max's Cafe	345 Wandsworth Road, London	228 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	214 yd
Priory Arms	The Priory Arms Public House, 83 Lansdowne Way	247 yd
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	259 yd
The Surprise	The Surprise Public House, 16 Southville	315 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	385 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	180A Wandsworth Road, London	4 yd
El Hak	Ground Floor, 174 Wandsworth Road	4 yd
Twice As Nice	192 Wandsworth Road, London	132 yd
Zansher FC	355 Wandsworth Road, London	228 yd
Pollo House	355A Wandsworth Road, London	228 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	132 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	559 yd
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	584 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	772 yd
Sainsbury's	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	835 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	117 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	132 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		180 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	217 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	381 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	406 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		497 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	624 yd
Griffin Primary School STEWARTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	688 yd
Platanos College STOCKWELL PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	869 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	85.7%

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	55 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 2LA