SW17 postcode area · Wandsworth

The SW17 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Merton, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 39 to 89 across them. Every full SW17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SW17 district contains both ends of the scale: Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road at 89 out of 100 (#752 of 6,856 in England) against Tooting West at 39, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. 8 of the 16 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £462,500 in Lavender Park to £865,000 in Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road — a 1.9× gap within the SW17 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Merton and Wandsworth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£58,301a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied49%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW17 district

£585,000median home sold over the past year · -0.8% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 848 sales
Detached£1,204,000
Semi-detached£863,000
Terraced£817,549
Flat£467,500
Wandsworth£640,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wimbledon Park & Durnsford RoadMerton 75289 £865,000
SpringfieldWandsworth 91087 £590,750
Tooting Bec CommonWandsworth 1,16383 £625,000
Earlsfield NorthWandsworth 1,31481 £735,000
SummerstownWandsworth 1,32881 £720,000
Colliers WoodMerton 1,47278 £475,000
Tooting Bec EastWandsworth 2,13769 £625,000
Tooting Bec WestWandsworth 2,28167 £628,000
Upper TootingWandsworth 2,50064 £775,000
Furzedown WestWandsworth 2,54863 £670,000
Earlsfield SouthWandsworth 2,88458 £615,000
GraveneyMerton 3,12454 £625,000
Lavender ParkMerton 3,41950 £462,500
Tooting EastWandsworth 3,78945 £512,500
Tooting NorthWandsworth 3,93343 £620,000
Tooting WestWandsworth 4,15239 £538,750

People living in SW17 Census 2021

Residents134,431
Median age (est.)36
Density9,179per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above61%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 43%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative7%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 15%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 65%Asian 15%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 36% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 36%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SW17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW17 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW17.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.