Postcode SW17 8JT (Wandsworth)

Map showing SW17 8JT and nearby postcodes

The postcode SW17 8JT is located in Wandsworth, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SW17 8JT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SW17 8JT is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SW17 8JT as Cosmopolitans > Aspiring and affluent > Highly-qualified quaternary workers.

The closest road name to SW17 8JT is Hillbury Road which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hillbury Road and is 145 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 874 m away at Tooting Bec Underground Station The closest railway station is Balham Rail Station, 908 m away.

The closest primary school to SW17 8JT (for ages 11 and under) is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on June 3, 2009. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School. The last OFSTED inspection on April 26, 2013 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of SW17 8JT is Rose and Crown and is 615 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ocean Fish Bar and is 728 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 24, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 54.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SW17 8JT is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Wandsworth is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SW17 8JT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SW17 8JT, and the approximate distance away.

Hillbury Road 67 m
B242 141 m
Terrapin Road 164 m
Veronica Road 250 m
Elmbourne Road 268 m
Bushnell Road 272 m
Dr Johnson Avenue 301 m
Fontenoy Road 313 m
Manville Road 356 m
Bedford Hill 357 m
Culverden Road 392 m
Childebert Road 426 m
Ritherdon Road 446 m
Tooting Bec Road 464 m
Balham High Road 893 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SW17 8JT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SW17 8JT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Streatham & Clapham High School 632 m
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 3, 2009)
681 m
Rutherford House School Good
(April 25, 2019)
729 m
Eveline Day School 751 m
Ravenstone Primary School 811 m
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
997 m
Telferscot Primary School Outstanding
(November 6, 2014)
1 km
Henry Cavendish Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2014)
1.06 km
Hillbrook School Outstanding
(February 7, 2014)
1.06 km
Chestnut Grove School Good
(January 30, 2019)
1.19 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.2 km
London Steiner School Inadequate
(November 29, 2018)
1.2 km
Hornsby House School 1.25 km
Fircroft Primary School Good
(April 26, 2017)
1.25 km
Al Risalah Secondary School Requires improvement
(March 21, 2019)
1.26 km
Al Risalah Boys' School Good
(December 5, 2019)
1.26 km
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 1.31 km
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.31 km
Franciscan Primary School 1.32 km
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Outstanding
(April 26, 2013)
1.38 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SW17 8JT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Balham Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 5, 2017
118 m
Cafe San Remo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 15, 2017
118 m
Brandon Trust Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 13, 2019
180 m
Wellingtons Nursery Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 28, 2020
450 m
Looking Glass Day nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2019
552 m
Mani Caterers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 1, 2016
582 m
Balham Community Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2019
595 m
Food & Drink Store Retailers - other 4
Good
January 17, 2017
615 m
Rose and Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
615 m
Streatham \& Clapham High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
632 m
Melss Kitchenn Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
679 m
Seamoss and Co. Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
692 m
Dee Light Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 9, 2021
695 m
Eveline Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
695 m
Knead a Little Love Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
695 m
Love Triangle Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 21, 2020
695 m
Caminata Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 20, 2022
728 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 4
Good
March 20, 2022
728 m
Meze Mazis Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 20, 2022
728 m
Ocean Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 24, 2018
728 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SW17 8JT - Data from Apr 2022

Hillbury Road Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Hillbury Road Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Fontenoy Road Bus Stop/Station 216 m
Fontenoy Road Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Franciscan Road Bus Stop/Station 475 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 874 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 903 m
Tooting Bec Underground Station Metro/Tram 908 m
Balham Rail Station Rail 908 m
Streatham Hill Rail Station Rail 1.37 km
Streatham Rail Station Rail 1.49 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 4.24 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 4.24 km
Plantation Wharf Pier Ferry 4.26 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 30.52 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 30.68 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 30.98 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SW17 8JT - Data from Dec 2021

Eagle Pond Inland Water 2.28 km
Mount Pond Inland Water 2.35 km
Long Pond Inland Water 2.68 km
Norwood Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.94 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.21 km
Biggin Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.5 km
Pollards Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.81 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.82 km
Ashen Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Wimbledon Park Lake Inland Water 4.25 km
Ladies Pond Inland Water 4.81 km
Duck Pond Inland Water 4.92 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.92 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 4.99 km
Paper Mill Cut Inland Water 5.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SW17 8JT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 60 Mbps 54.2 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 18.6 Mbps 14 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12.8 1.5
30-300 Mbps 100% 63.6 16.7
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

64 meters consuming 1,148,792 kWh - mean 17,950 kWh : median 11,020 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

117 meters consuming 664,067 kWh - mean 5,676 kWh : median 5,423 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SW17 8JT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.43552100
Longitude -0.14643700
OS Easting 528936
OS Northing 0172354
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16426
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Tooting
Electoral Ward Bedford
Local Authority District Wandsworth
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London Central

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000032
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Wandsworth
Cancer Alliance North West and South West London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
South West London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South West London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Cosmopolitans
Group: Aspiring and affluent
Subgroup: Highly-qualified quaternary workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wandsworth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33036596
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wandsworth 026
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wandsworth 026F
Output Area / Small Area 2D2