SW1A postcode area guide — Wandsworth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW1A postcode district in Wandsworth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW1A
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
35.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
35.5%
Gigabit-capable
35.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SW1A postcode district (Wandsworth) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 139 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW1A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 35.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35.5%.
Around 0% of premises in SW1A fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SW1A
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW1A 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 0PW | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1BA | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1BB | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1BD | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1BG | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| SW1A 1BJ | 0% | 0% |
| SW1A 1BL | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Wandsworth
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wandsworth district (167,710 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SW1A
Police recorded 4,272 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW1A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 876 | 20.5% |
| Theft from the person | 780 | 18.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 674 | 15.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 648 | 15.2% |
| Shoplifting | 528 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 258 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 137 | 3.2% |
| Robbery | 132 | 3.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SW1A
Based on 4 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW1A is £2,000,000, up 42.9% on the previous year (£1,400,000).
Flat / maisonette
£2,850,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW1A
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2025 | £2,850,000 | Flat | St James's Street | SW1A 1PH |
| 12 Aug 2025 | £1,900,000 | Flat | Whitehall Court | SW1A 2EP |
| 24 Jul 2025 | £5,150,000 | Flat | Horse Guards Avenue | SW1A 2BH |
| 14 Jul 2025 | £2,000,000 | Terraced | Catherine Wheel Yard | SW1A 1DR |
| 17 Jun 2025 | £6,850,000 | Flat | Arlington Street | SW1A 1RL |
| 13 May 2025 | £24,000 | Other | St James's Street | SW1A 1HA |
| 14 Apr 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat | St James's Street | SW1A 1HD |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £480,000 | Flat | St James's Street | SW1A 1PH |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £4,200,000 | Flat | Whitehall Court | SW1A 2EP |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat | Whitehall Court | SW1A 2EP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Wandsworth demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Wandsworth district (327,506 residents, 137,392 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.5% |
| 15–29 | 36.8% |
| 30–44 | 22.8% |
| 45–64 | 14.4% |
| 65+ | 9.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 42.5% |
| Private rented | 36.4% |
| Social rented | 7.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SW1A
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Westminster Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 610 | SW1H 9LH |
| Westminster Abbey Choir School | Not applicable | 8–13 | 27 | SW1P 3NY |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | W1D 7LF |
| Westminster School | Not applicable | 12–19 | 780 | SW1P 3PF |
| St Matthew's School, Westminster | Primary | 3–11 | 99 | SW1P 2DG |
| Westminster City School | Secondary | 11–18 | 790 | SW1E 5HJ |
| London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth | Not applicable | 11–18 | 202 | W1J 7NL |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | SW1P 2DY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SW1A
77 rated food businesses operate in SW1A. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 86 St James Limited, Acorn Nursery, Arlington, Bagel Factory, BaxterStorey - NatWest Drummonds.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Wandsworth
Landlines around SW1A typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.