Area Report
Last updated 14 JUL 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around SW8 5HG.
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.
24Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
86 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 149 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism (Good) — 0.2 mi
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IMD crime decile 5/10 · live count unavailable
Data temporarily unavailable
73GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 6/10 · 68 GP, 5 hospitals, 52 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: LONDON SHA PHP — 0.1 mi
Vauxhall Rail Station0.2 mi
Vauxhall Underground Station0.2 mi
Vauxhall Underground Station0.2 mi
Nine Elms Underground Station0.3 mi
37 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
35green spaces
IMD environment decile 1/10 · 11 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi
140supermarkets
140 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsburys, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.4 mi
Nearest: Tesco Vauxhall Express — 0.1 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near SW8 5HG.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities). Flood zones, air quality & noise explained.
Flood risk
Zone 3 (high)
Flood Zone 3 — high risk (1 in 100 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
Air qualityModerate
23.9µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseLoud
72dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Rail noiseModerate
63dB Lden
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in SW8.
Average sold price by property type across the SW8 district, 2021–2026 — 3,271 sales.
About SW8 5HG
SW8 5HG scores 71/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Tesco Vauxhall Express within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, SW8 5HG is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 3/10, ranked 8,087 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 2/10).
There are 149 schools within the typical catchment area, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 65 rated Good. The nearest school is Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism (Ofsted: Good), about 4 minutes' walk away.
Healthcare access is good, with 68 GP surgeries, 5 hospitals and 52 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is LONDON SHA PHP, within a short walk. The nearest hospital is THE GORDON HOSPITAL, about 13 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.
The nearest rail stations are Vauxhall Rail Station (Train, about 4 minutes' walk away), Vauxhall Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 3 minutes' walk away), Vauxhall Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 3 minutes' walk away), Nine Elms Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 6 minutes' walk away). There are also 37 bus stops within walking distance.
