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SW18 Wandsworth Town — Family Area Report

Wandsworth Town · Wandsworth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Wandsworth£991/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%23.9% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SW18 is the London postcode area covering Wandsworth Town 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). 24 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 35 min on the morning rush. 23.9% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density23
Commute70

Schools

24 within 1 mile

  • Swaffield School

    Primary · 271 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    361m

  • Floreat Wandsworth Primary School

    Primary · 364 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    470m

  • Allfarthing Primary School

    Primary · 397 pupils

    474m

  • Anglo Portuguese School of London

    Primary · 159 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    524m

  • Wandsworth Preparatory School

    Independent · 80 pupils

    591m

  • West Hill Primary School

    Primary · 162 pupils

    715m

  • Riversdale Primary School

    Primary · 324 pupils

    Requires improvement (pre-2024)
    762m

  • Southfields Academy

    Secondary · 1148 pupils

    831m

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

Safety

0 incidents 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
    3
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    35 min
    via South Western Railway + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    53 min
    via South Western Railway & Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    54 min
    via South Western Railway & Waterloo & City & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    58 min
    via South Western Railway & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    51 min
    via District + 1 bus
    Victoria
    40 min
    via South Western Railway + 2 buses

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 35 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.

      SW18 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Wandsworth Town, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SW18 a good area for families?
      SW18 (Wandsworth Town, 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 SW18?
      There are 24 schools within a mile of SW18, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SW18 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SW18?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SW18 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SW18 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SW18 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SW18 is Waterloo in about 35 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SW18?
      23.9% of households in SW18's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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