SW4 9SP postcode in Wandsworth, England

SW4 9SP is a postcode in Wandsworth, in the Lavender ward. It is in the Battersea parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wandsworth: 90% Typical price £827,500 Homes sold in SW4 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Clapham Junction 650 m in a straight line

Where SW4 9SP is, and what is near it

Map of SW4 9SP and what is near it Map of SW4 9SP: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SW4 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SW4 9AA: also in SW4 9SW4 9AE: also in SW4 9SW4 9AH: also in SW4 9SW4 9AJ: also in SW4 9SW4 9AL: also in SW4 9SW4 9AN: also in SW4 9SW4 9AP: also in SW4 9SW4 9AQ: also in SW4 9SW4 9AR: also in SW4 9SW4 9AS: also in SW4 9SW4 9AT: also in SW4 9SW4 9AU: also in SW4 9SW4 9AX: also in SW4 9SW4 9AY: also in SW4 9SW4 9AZ: also in SW4 9SW4 9BA: also in SW4 9SW4 9BB: also in SW4 9SW4 9BD: also in SW4 9SW4 9BE: also in SW4 9SW4 9BT: also in SW4 9SW4 9DA: also in SW4 9SW4 9DD: also in SW4 9SW4 9DE: also in SW4 9SW4 9DF: also in SW4 9SW4 9DG: also in SW4 9SW4 9DH: also in SW4 9SW4 9DJ: also in SW4 9SW4 9DL: also in SW4 9SW4 9DN: also in SW4 9SW4 9DP: also in SW4 9SW4 9DQ: also in SW4 9SW4 9DS: also in SW4 9SW4 9DT: also in SW4 9SW4 9DU: also in SW4 9SW4 9DW: also in SW4 9SW4 9DX: also in SW4 9SW4 9DY: also in SW4 9SW4 9HD: also in SW4 9SW4 9HE: also in SW4 9SW4 9HF: also in SW4 9SW4 9HG: also in SW4 9SW4 9HH: also in SW4 9SW4 9HJ: also in SW4 9SW4 9HL: also in SW4 9SW4 9HN: also in SW4 9SW4 9HQ: also in SW4 9SW4 9HU: also in SW4 9SW4 9HW: also in SW4 9SW4 9HX: also in SW4 9SW4 9JA: also in SW4 9SW4 9JR: also in SW4 9SW4 9JS: also in SW4 9SW4 9JY: also in SW4 9SW4 9LX: also in SW4 9SW4 9RR: also in SW4 9SW4 9RU: also in SW4 9SW4 9RX: also in SW4 9SW4 9RY: also in SW4 9SW4 9SA: also in SW4 9SW4 9SB: also in SW4 9SW4 9SD: also in SW4 9SW4 9SE: also in SW4 9SW4 9SF: also in SW4 9SW4 9SG: also in SW4 9SW4 9SH: also in SW4 9SW4 9SJ: also in SW4 9SW4 9SL: also in SW4 9SW4 9SN: also in SW4 9SW4 9SQ: also in SW4 9SW4 9SW: also in SW4 9 Wandsworth SW4 9SP Map of SW4 9SP and what is near it Map of SW4 9SP: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SW4 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Clapham Common & Abbeville SW4 9SP
  • SW4 9SP
  • Other postcodes in SW4 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4613, longitude -0.1618)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW4 9SP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SW4 9SP?

Every home and business at SW4 9SP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wandsworth: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wandsworth: 99%

The line marks the figure across Wandsworth.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SW4 9SP?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Wandsworth's days for SW4 9SP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW4 9SP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SW4 9SP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW4 9SP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wandsworth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW4 9SP: 9,241 properties in Wandsworth are at high risk (5.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Wandsworth

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SW4 9SP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW4 9SP?

Homes in SW4 9 sold for a typical £827,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£827,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£849,999 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £1,905,558 8 sales
  • Terraced £1,850,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £655,998 54 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SW4 district: a typical £600,000 from 369 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SW4 9SP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SW4 9SP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW4 9SP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around SW4 9SP. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (90%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SW4 9SP

Band D in Wandsworth for 2026‑27: £1,028. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £800 (band B) to £2,056 (band H); band D, the most common, is £1,028.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£685
Band Babout 20 (2%)£800
Band Cabout 190 (21%)£914
Band Dabout 210 (23%)£1,028
Band Eabout 170 (19%)£1,257
Band Fabout 190 (21%)£1,485
Band Gabout 110 (12%)£1,714
Band Habout 10 (1%)£2,056

When the homes were built

  1. 90% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wandsworth before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW4 9SP is in (ONS area E01004588), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest open schools to SW4 9SP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW4 9SP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SW4 9SP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW4 9SP is Clapham Junction Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Clapham Junction Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Clapham Junction Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Clapham South Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Eccles Road, 70 m away.

More stations near SW4 9SP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW4 9SP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SW4 9SP?

4 within 1 km 34 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW4 9SP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, Type 1 · up to 22 kW 550 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, Type 1 · up to 7 kW 600 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 600 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest to the centre of SW4 9SP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SW4 9SP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW4 9SP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW4 9SP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SW4 9SP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW4 9SP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SW4 9SP in a conservation area?

The centre of SW4 9SP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SW4 9SP?

Police.uk records 957 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW4 9SP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour251 reports
Violence and sexual offences216 reports
Vehicle crime134 reports
Other theft91 reports
Shoplifting58 reports
Burglary47 reports

Also: public order 40, drugs 37, theft from the person 22, bicycle theft 20, robbery 19, other crime 13, possession of weapons 5, criminal damage and arson 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SW4 9SP

Ward
Lavender
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Wandsworth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SW11 1ED70 mSW11 1JJ80 mSW11 1JH80 mSW4 9SW80 mSW11 1DL90 mSW11 1XG110 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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