SW18 postcode area · Wandsworth
The SW18 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 21 to 93 across them. Every full SW18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SW18 district contains both ends of the scale: Merton Road at 94 out of 100 (#416 of 6,856 in England) against York Gardens at 22, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £419,000 in York Gardens to £959,700 in Kensington Gardens — a 2.3× gap within the SW18 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea, 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 SW18 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton RoadWandsworth | 416 | 94 | £765,750 |
| Wandsworth CommonWandsworth | 601 | 91 | £943,640 |
| Southfields NorthWandsworth | 615 | 91 | £750,000 |
| Wimbledon Park & Durnsford RoadMerton | 752 | 89 | £865,000 |
| SpringfieldWandsworth | 910 | 87 | £590,750 |
| Putney Town & Wandsworth ParkWandsworth | 1,225 | 82 | £600,000 |
| Earlsfield NorthWandsworth | 1,314 | 81 | £735,000 |
| SummerstownWandsworth | 1,328 | 81 | £720,000 |
| East PutneyWandsworth | 1,424 | 79 | £497,500 |
| St Mary's & Cotton RowWandsworth | 1,705 | 75 | £538,750 |
| Clapham Junction & East HillWandsworth | 1,869 | 73 | £617,500 |
| Kensington GardensKensington and Chelsea | 2,445 | 64 | £959,700 |
| Earlsfield SouthWandsworth | 2,884 | 58 | £615,000 |
| Wandsworth SouthWandsworth | 3,522 | 49 | £435,000 |
| West Hill NorthWandsworth | 4,831 | 30 | £420,000 |
| York GardensWandsworth | 5,379 | 22 | £419,000 |
People living in SW18 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 34% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 20%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 34% |
| Managers & directors | 21% |
| Associate professional | 20% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Elementary | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 9%
Born outside the UK: 38%
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 SW18
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW18 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SW18.
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.