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SW18 1BU · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

SW18 1BU

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
77/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 25,454 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW18 1BU.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools91/100
13Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

74 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 120 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: St Faith's CofE Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety54/100
53crimes last month

IMD crime decile 6/10 · 53 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 26)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare84/100
50GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 7/10 · 49 GP, 1 hospital, 45 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ELBOROUGH STREET SURGERY — 0.3 mi

Transport90/100
Wandsworth Town Rail Station0.2 mi

39 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space53/100
21green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 5.4 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Sports Facility (0.10 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
98supermarkets

98 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Co-op Wandsworth - Steam Bar — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW18 1BU.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
18.6µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
52dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
41dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW18.

Average sold price by property type across the SW18 district, 202120266,983 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£2.6M 10.1%
Semi-detached£1.7M 2.1%
Terraced£973k 12.6%
Flat£544k 0.7%

District-level averages (SW18) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SW18 1BU

SW18 1BU scores 77/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Co-op Wandsworth - Steam Bar about 2 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.