Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 2LB is primarily male, with 56.9% of the population 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	47.7%	43.1%	-4.6%	51.0%	-7.9%
Male	52.3%	56.9%	4.6%	49.0%	7.9%

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 2LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.8% 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	44.9%	62.8%	17.9%	37.9%	24.9%
Married: Opposite sex	30.1%	17.7%	-12.4%	44.2%	-26.5%
Separated	7.4%	3.3%	-4.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	11.9%	12.6%	0.7%	9.1%	3.5%
Widowed	5.7%	3.7%	-2.0%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	38.3%	42.4%	4.1%	48.4%	-6.0%
Good health	28%	33.3%	5.3%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	22.8%	16%	-6.8%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	6.2%	6.1%	-0.1%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	4.7%	2.2%	-2.5%	1.2%	1.0%

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	25%	25.6%	0.6%	18.2%	7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	7.4%	-5.7%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	6%	-8.8%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	15.3%	7.9%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	22.7%	39.1%	16.4%	33.8%	5.3%
Other	15.9%	3.7%	-12.2%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.5% 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%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Indian	0%	2.2%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	26.4%	20.3%	-6.1%	2.5%	17.8%
Black Caribbean	14.5%	14.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	13.3%
Other Black	7.3%	7.4%	0.1%	0.5%	6.9%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	0%	-3.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	4.1%	0.9%	-3.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	36.3%	38.5%	2.2%	81.4%	-42.9%
Roma	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Arab	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	1%	3.9%	2.9%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	47.4%	-8.0%	83.2%	-35.8%
European Union	5.2%	14.8%	9.6%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	22.3%	20.9%	-1.4%	2.7%	18.2%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	6.1%	0.4%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.3%	9.1%	-0.2%	1.3%	7.8%
Oceania	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.8%	47%	-5.8%	83.2%	-36.2%
10+ Years	3.1%	37.9%	34.8%	9.8%	28.1%
5-10 Years	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	8.3%	7.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	31.1%	3.4%	-27.7%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.4%	76.7%	-6.3%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.3%	37.2%	-5.9%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	9.6%	6.5%	3.1%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Wandsworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wandsworth Road was 333.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 150.3% higher than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wandsworth Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 88th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 123.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 66.3%.

🔎 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 2LB, 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 2LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2LB

Average Price
£483,724

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£516,269

Other
£60,637

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 Hodgson Apartments, 110 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2025-05-07	£480,000
Flat 8 Hodgson Apartments, 110 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£442,250	2023-04-21	£423,154
Flat 6 Hodgson Apartments, 110 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2022-11-01	£442,749
Flat J 118 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2022-08-17	£422,880
Flat K 118 Wandsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2022-04-01	£592,705

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Retired	36
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	15
Part-Time Employee	14
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Education	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	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	889 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	2,013 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,268 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,001 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	3,141 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	385 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	464 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	645 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	706 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	841 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	1,109 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,168 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,180 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,289 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,676 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,241 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,445 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,478 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,582 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,741 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	3,608 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	1,165 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,348 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,520 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,760 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eaton Square School 79 Eccleston Square , SW1V 1PP	- not rated	1,854 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mister Waffle	112 Wandsworth Road, London	2 yd
China Spice	The Nottingham Castle, 257 Wandsworth Road	47 yd
Tugal Cafe	28 Wilcox Road, London	185 yd
Ocean Blue	172 Wandsworth Road, London	230 yd
Rose Deli Restaurant	52 - 54 Wilcox Road, London	241 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	47 yd
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	214 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	270 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	310 yd
Estrela Bar	111-115 South Lambeth Road, London	449 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	180A Wandsworth Road, London	255 yd
El Hak	Ground Floor, 174 Wandsworth Road	255 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsbury's, 62 Wandsworth Road	330 yd
Twice As Nice	192 Wandsworth Road, London	386 yd
Chicago Pizza, Fatboy Pizza, Mr Chinese & Jasmine Express	129 South Lambeth Road, London	452 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	330 yd
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	386 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	490 yd
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	742 yd
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	820 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	60 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	321 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	386 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		421 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	597 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	655 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	670 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	720 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		723 yd
Griffin Primary School STEWARTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	898 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	64.7%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.01 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 2LB