Nine Elms · Wandsworth · Battersea constituency · 51.48040, -0.14461

SW11 8BJ— Nine Elms, Wandsworth

Location and area intelligence for SW11 8BJ, Nine Elms, Wandsworth

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Top 10% LondonSchools 75%Safety 65/100Transport 58/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
73
Safety
65
Schools
90
Transport
58
Environment
90
Investment
75

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Location

SW11 8BJ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London crime+144.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SW11 8BJ

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How SW11 8BJ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

Good · Inspected May 2023 · 5 min walk

KS2: 105.2

★★

Secondary

Pimlico Academy

Good · Inspected Oct 2021 · 13 min walk

P8: +0.32A8: 50.9

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 11 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tachbrook Nursery School

Not inspected · 14 min walk

4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

158.6 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+145% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other41%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Theft15%
Anti-social behaviour10%
Vehicle crime5%
Robbery4%
Burglary4%
Drug offences4%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Clapham Fire Station · 1.7km

Crime is +144% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner South West London

Shared room£685/mo
1 bedroom£1420/mo
2 bedrooms£1700/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£2900/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield856 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,221
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

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Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Battersea Power Station Underground StationNorthern line
2.2 min walk
Battersea Park

Nearby stations

Battersea Power Station Underground StationNorthern
2 min walk
Battersea ParkNational Rail
5 min walk
Nine Elms Underground StationNorthern
14 min walk
Wandsworth Road Rail StationSoutheastern · Windrush
15 min walk
Pimlico Underground StationVictoria
15 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

74

Walkability score

323

Footpaths (500m)

16

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge35 min ≈
Victoria ★23 min
Waterloo27 min ↓
Canary Wharf45 min ≈
City36 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

10

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park306m
Santander docks (800m)16
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

Nearby car parks

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Battersea Park (Chelsea)· yes
715m
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Battersea Park· yes
720m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road · Rail Lden: 55 dB
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 1.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Barn Elms Wetland Centre SSSI — 6.0 km

Energy

Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield856.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY WARDS

COMM SERVICES WANDSWORTH, SILVERTHORNE ROAD, WANDSWORTH, SW8 3HE

11 min walk

2

GPs within 1km

6

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalLister Hospital · 774 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

146

Parks (1km)

30

Restaurants (800m)

20

Cafes (800m)

3

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

3

Gyms (1km)

20

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

Nearest supermarketOseyo · 30 m
12 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

3

Late-night venues

D
1,353 licensed premises in borough670 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

519m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express280 m
Majestic297 m
Costcutter318 m
Little Waitrose337 m

Nearby cafes

Tozi57 m
Joe & The Juice101 m
Starbucks116 m
Watchhouse127 m

Nearby restaurants

LEON31 m
Dishoom46 m
tashas46 m
Wagamama52 m

Nearby pubs

Searcy's Champagne Bar190 m
The Duchess Belle202 m
Battersea Brewery321 m
Masons Arms429 m

Nearby gyms

Third Space79 m
Rocket Padel300 m
Boom Cycle342 m
BMF383 m

Nearby pharmacies

Simmonds Pharmacy837 m
Day Lewis Pharmacy933 m
Paxall Pharmacy998 m
Greens Pharmacy1.1 km

Nearby health

Battersea Medical Centre610 m
Lister Hospital774 m
Pimlico Health994 m
Food hygiene (5-star)70% of 149

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
195

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

75

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,900London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score28/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition195

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+5.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

63.2

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score34/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,528m
Crossrail 2 route732m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 20,885 nationally

2,037

Est. population

7,203/km²

75%

Employed

73%

Degree educated

2.4%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

21

Community stability

Age profile

45%
27%
Under 1813%
18–3445%
35–4927%
50–6412%
65+4%

Tenure

14%
61%
Own outright8%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent61%
Social rent13%
Shared ownership4%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

30%
34%
White British30%
White Other34%
Asian11%
Black10%
Mixed7%
Other9%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional60%
Routine / semi-routine10%
No car household72%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications5%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent61%
Social rent12%

vs. London

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
22
Live planning apps (800m)
4
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
13
Planning apps (3 years)
24
Local approval rate
85%
Borough approval rate
92%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
Opportunity area
Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£300/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£9.0bn
Est. completion
2030

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
2413
Under construction
2413
Completed (3yr)
1088
Largest scheme
2027 homes · Battersea Power Station and nearby land including the former South Lambeth Goods Yard; the former Battersea Water Pumping Station; the site of the former Spicer-Cowan warehouse and former Dalkia boile
Pipeline pressure
VERY_HIGH

Named schemes (500m)

Battersea Power Station and nearby land including the former South Lambeth Goods Yard; the former Battersea Water Pumping Station; the site of the former Spicer-Cowan warehouse and former Dalkia boile2027 homes
under_construction
Battersea Power Station, Battersea Power Station, Kirtling Street, 28 Kirtling Street, 88 Kirtling Street and 2 Battersea Park Road, SW8 5BN865 homes
completed
Site at Palmerston Court, The Pavilion Public House, Flanagan's of Battersea Public House, 21, Palmerston Way, 1-3 Havelock Terrace, 1 Bradmead, 133 Battersea Park Road, London, SW8 4AG852 homes
completed
Battersea Gasholders Site, 101, Battersea Gasholders Site, 101, Prince of Wales Drive, SW8 4BL839 homes
completed
101, 101, Prince of Wales Drive, SW8835 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
22.2%
Election year
2026
MP
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
MP majority
12,039
Constituency
Battersea

Councillors

Matt CornerConservative
Will SweetConservative

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Key facts for SW11 8BJ

Full postcodeSW11 8BJ
Postcode districtSW11
BoroughLondon Borough of Wandsworth
WardNine Elms
Latitude51.480401
Longitude-0.144615
Parliamentary constituencyBattersea
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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