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SW18 5LW · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

SW18 5LW

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
87/ 100

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 10/10, ranked 30,272 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW18 5LW.

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.

Safety64/100
42crimes last month

IMD crime decile 7/10 · 42 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 21)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare94/100
20GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 10/10 · 19 GP, 1 hospital, 28 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ST PAULS COTTAGE SURGERY — 0.4 mi

Transport95/100
Southfields Underground Station0.2 mi

18 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space64/100
26green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 11.9 ha total — largest park 7.2 ha (0.42 mi away)

Nearest: Coronation Gardens — 0.1 mi

Amenities94/100
77supermarkets

77 supermarkets within 2 mi — Cook, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Spar… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Cook Southfields — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW18 5LW.

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
18.1µg/m³

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

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
62dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
43dB 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 5LW

SW18 5LW scores 87/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in transport and healthcare — with Southfields Underground Station about 4 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.