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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon Park & Durnsford RoadMerton | 752 | 89 | £865,000 |
| SpringfieldWandsworth | 910 | 87 | £590,750 |
| Tooting Bec CommonWandsworth | 1,163 | 83 | £625,000 |
| Earlsfield NorthWandsworth | 1,314 | 81 | £735,000 |
| SummerstownWandsworth | 1,328 | 81 | £720,000 |
| Colliers WoodMerton | 1,472 | 78 | £475,000 |
| Tooting Bec EastWandsworth | 2,137 | 69 | £625,000 |
| Tooting Bec WestWandsworth | 2,281 | 67 | £628,000 |
| Upper TootingWandsworth | 2,500 | 64 | £775,000 |
| Furzedown WestWandsworth | 2,548 | 63 | £670,000 |
| Earlsfield SouthWandsworth | 2,884 | 58 | £615,000 |
| GraveneyMerton | 3,124 | 54 | £625,000 |
| Lavender ParkMerton | 3,419 | 50 | £462,500 |
| Tooting EastWandsworth | 3,789 | 45 | £512,500 |
| Tooting NorthWandsworth | 3,933 | 43 | £620,000 |
| Tooting WestWandsworth | 4,152 | 39 | £538,750 |
People living in SW17 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
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.