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SW11 Shaftesbury & Queenstown — Family Area Report

Shaftesbury & Queenstown · Wandsworth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Wandsworth£991/yrLambeth£2,030/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityAverage · 22–27%22.3% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW11 is the London postcode area covering Shaftesbury & Queenstown in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 30 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 34 min on the morning rush. 22.3% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is SW11 in?

SW11 is in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Its representative postcode sits in the Shaftesbury & Queenstown ward. On our family-life index, SW11 scores 66/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density17
Commute70

Schools

30 within 1 mile

There are 30 schools within a mile of SW11 — 12 primary and 3 secondary among the top matches. Chesterton Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 679m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea

    Primary · 354 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    257m

  • Shaftesbury Park Primary School

    Primary · 332 pupils

    467m

  • Harris Academy Battersea

    Secondary · 890 pupils

    557m

  • Chesterton Primary School

    Primary · 416 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    679m

  • John Burns Primary School

    Primary · 158 pupils

    737m

  • Falconbrook Primary School

    Primary · 180 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    746m

  • Thames Christian School

    Independent · 188 pupils

    772m

  • L'Ecole de Battersea

    Independent · 258 pupils

    800m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SW11 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    8
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    17

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    34 min
    via South Western Railway
    King's Cross
    51 min
    via Southern & Victoria
    Liverpool Street
    51 min
    via South Western Railway & Waterloo & City & Central
    Canary Wharf
    57 min
    via South Western Railway & Jubilee
    Paddington
    46 min
    via Southern & District + 1 bus
    Victoria
    35 min
    via 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 34 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      SW11 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Shaftesbury & Queenstown, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      What London borough is SW11 in?
      SW11 is in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Its representative postcode falls in the Shaftesbury & Queenstown ward. SW11 scores 66/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is SW11 a good area for families?
      SW11 (Shaftesbury & Queenstown, Wandsworth) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SW11?
      There are 30 schools within a mile of SW11, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW11 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SW11?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW11 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW11 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SW11 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW11 is Waterloo in about 34 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SW11?
      22.3% of households in SW11's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near SW11

      The closest postcodes to SW11 we cover are SW4 (Clapham East, ~2.0km), SW10 (Stanley, ~2.1km), SW3 (Stanley, ~2.3km) and SW8 (Stockwell West & Larkhall, ~2.3km). Families weighing SW11 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

      Nearby reports

      SW2Brixton Rush Common· 66SW3Stanley· 36SW4Clapham East· 66SW5Earl's Court· 36SW6Walham Green· 36SW7Brompton & Hans Town· 36

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