SW8 4LT postcode in Wandsworth, England

SW8 4LT is a postcode in Wandsworth, in the Battersea Park 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 £487,500 Homes sold in SW8 4, last 12 months. ▲ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Battersea Park 50 m in a straight line

Where SW8 4LT is, and what is near it

Map of SW8 4LT and what is near it Map of SW8 4LT: its centre point, with the 168 other postcodes in the SW8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SW8 4AA: also in SW8 4SW8 4AB: also in SW8 4SW8 4AG: also in SW8 4SW8 4AH: also in SW8 4SW8 4AJ: also in SW8 4SW8 4AL: also in SW8 4SW8 4AN: also in SW8 4SW8 4AP: also in SW8 4SW8 4AQ: also in SW8 4SW8 4AR: also in SW8 4SW8 4AS: also in SW8 4SW8 4AT: also in SW8 4SW8 4AW: also in SW8 4SW8 4AY: also in SW8 4SW8 4BE: also in SW8 4SW8 4BG: also in SW8 4SW8 4BH: also in SW8 4SW8 4BJ: also in SW8 4SW8 4BL: also in SW8 4SW8 4BT: also in SW8 4SW8 4BU: also in SW8 4SW8 4BX: also in SW8 4SW8 4DA: also in SW8 4SW8 4DD: also in SW8 4SW8 4DE: also in SW8 4SW8 4DF: also in SW8 4SW8 4DG: also in SW8 4SW8 4DH: also in SW8 4SW8 4DJ: also in SW8 4SW8 4DL: also in SW8 4SW8 4DN: also in SW8 4SW8 4DP: also in SW8 4SW8 4DQ: also in SW8 4SW8 4DS: also in SW8 4SW8 4DT: also in SW8 4SW8 4DU: also in SW8 4SW8 4DX: also in SW8 4SW8 4DY: also in SW8 4SW8 4EA: also in SW8 4SW8 4EB: also in SW8 4SW8 4ED: also in SW8 4SW8 4EJ: also in SW8 4SW8 4EN: also in SW8 4SW8 4EQ: also in SW8 4SW8 4EU: also in SW8 4SW8 4EX: also in SW8 4SW8 4EY: also in SW8 4SW8 4FE: also in SW8 4SW8 4FF: also in SW8 4SW8 4JL: also in SW8 4SW8 4JX: also in SW8 4SW8 4JY: also in SW8 4SW8 4JZ: also in SW8 4SW8 4LA: also in SW8 4SW8 4LB: also in SW8 4SW8 4LH: also in SW8 4SW8 4LL: also in SW8 4SW8 4LN: also in SW8 4SW8 4LP: also in SW8 4SW8 4LR: also in SW8 4SW8 4LS: also in SW8 4SW8 4NE: also in SW8 4SW8 4UN: also in SW8 4SW8 4UP: also in SW8 4 School 900 mGP 1.1 kmGP 1.2 kmPimlico Academy 1.4 kmShaftesbury & Queenstown SW8 4LT Map of SW8 4LT and what is near it Map of SW8 4LT: its centre point, with the 168 other postcodes in the SW8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 900 mGP 1.2 kmShaftesbury & Queenstown SW8 4LT
  • SW8 4LT
  • Other postcodes in SW8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.4771, longitude -0.1482)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW8 4LT?

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 SW8 4LT?

Every home and business at SW8 4LT 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 SW8 4LT?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Wandsworth's days for SW8 4LT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SW8 4LT 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 SW8 4LT 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 SW8 4LT.

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 SW8 4LT: 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 SW8 4LT is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW8 4LT?

Homes in SW8 4 sold for a typical £487,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£487,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£475,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £460,000 37 sales

Across the whole SW8 district: a typical £540,000 from 283 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 SW8 4LT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SW8 4LT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 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

Food hygiene ratings at SW8 4LT

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SW8 4LT. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW8 4LT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around SW8 4LT. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (34%). 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 SW8 4LT

Band D in Wandsworth for 2026‑27: £1,028. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £685 (band A) to £1,714 (band G); band A, the most common, is £685.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (33%)£685
Band Babout 60 (6%)£800
Band Cabout 60 (6%)£914
Band Dabout 240 (24%)£1,028
Band Eabout 170 (17%)£1,257
Band Fabout 110 (11%)£1,485
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£1,714
Band Hwithheld£2,056

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 33% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 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 SW8 4LT is in (ONS area E01033100), 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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest open schools to SW8 4LT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW8 4LT is Battersea Park Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Battersea Park Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Queenstown Road (Battersea) Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Battersea Power Station Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 mWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Battersea Park Station, 25 m away.

More stations near SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

0 within 1 km 51 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW8 4LT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • SEE-V Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk

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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest to the centre of SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW8 4LT, 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 SW8 4LT?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW8 4LT 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 SW8 4LT in a conservation area?

The centre of SW8 4LT 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 SW8 4LT?

Police.uk records 901 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW8 4LT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour256 reports
Violence and sexual offences223 reports
Other theft94 reports
Vehicle crime61 reports
Burglary56 reports
Theft from the person52 reports

Also: shoplifting 44, public order 37, drugs 24, robbery 20, bicycle theft 18, possession of weapons 7, criminal damage and arson 6, other crime 3.

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 SW8 4LT

Ward
Battersea Park
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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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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