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SW4 9AH · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 12 JUN 2026

SW4 9AH

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
74/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 7/10, ranked 20,382 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW4 9AH.

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.

Safety54/100
43crimes last month

IMD crime decile 5/10 · 43 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 22.1)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare87/100
36GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 7/10 · 33 GP, 3 hospitals, 36 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: OPHTHALMOLOGY OUTPATIENTS (M) — 0.2 mi

Transport88/100
Clapham South Underground Station0.1 mi
Clapham South Underground Station0.1 mi

25 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space70/100
6green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 76.4 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: St Luke's Church — 0.3 mi

Amenities95/100
102supermarkets

102 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Tesco, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: M&S Clapham South SF — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW4 9AH.

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
18.7µg/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
61dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
42dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW4.

Average sold price by property type across the SW4 district, 202120263,054 sales.

£0£2M£4M£6M£8M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£3.0M 10.5%
Semi-detached£1.3M 23.8%
Terraced£1.0M 28.5%
Flat£522k 12.7%

District-level averages (SW4) — 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 SW4 9AH

SW4 9AH scores 74/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with M&S Clapham South SF within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SW4 9AH is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 7/10, ranked 20,382 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 3/10).

There are 121 schools within the typical catchment area, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 56 rated Good. The nearest school is London Park School Clapham, within a short walk.

There were 43 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a elevated level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 33 GP surgeries, 3 hospitals and 36 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is OPHTHALMOLOGY OUTPATIENTS (M), about 4 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is OLD HOSPITAL CLOSE, 0.9 mi away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.

The nearest rail stations are Clapham South Underground Station (Tube/Metro, within a short walk), Clapham South Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 2 minutes' walk away). There are also 25 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is moderate (about 61 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 42 dB Lden).

There are 6 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 76.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Luke's Church, about 6 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 2 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 102 supermarkets in the wider area, including Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Tesco, The Co-operative Group and others. The nearest is M&S Clapham South SF, within a short walk. A public library is about 10 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SW4 9AH on NestScope.

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.

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All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.