SW1H postcode area guide — Wandsworth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW1H postcode district in Wandsworth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW1H
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.8%
Gigabit-capable
82.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SW1H postcode district (Wandsworth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 93 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW1H, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.8%.
Around 0% of premises in SW1H 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 SW1H
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW1H 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AE | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| SW1H 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SW1H 0AR | 100% | 100% |
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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 SW1H
Police recorded 2,898 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW1H in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 588 | 20.3% |
| Other theft | 523 | 18.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 522 | 18.0% |
| Theft from the person | 459 | 15.8% |
| Shoplifting | 209 | 7.2% |
| Public order | 208 | 7.2% |
| Robbery | 100 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 97 | 3.3% |
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 SW1H
Based on 19 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW1H is £900,000, down 66.3% on the previous year (£2,666,936).
Flat / maisonette
£900,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW1H
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | £557,000 | Flat | Victoria Street | SW1H 0HZ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Flat | Caxton Street | SW1H 0PX |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £630,000 | Flat | Victoria Street | SW1H 0HX |
| 24 Feb 2026 | £610,000 | Flat | Caxton Street | SW1H 0AQ |
| 27 Jan 2026 | £973,000 | Flat | Victoria Street | SW1H 0HZ |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat | Matthew Parker Street | SW1H 9NE |
| 11 Dec 2025 | £405,500 | Flat | Petty France | SW1H 9HE |
| 24 Nov 2025 | £815,000 | Flat | Matthew Parker Street | SW1H 9NJ |
| 17 Nov 2025 | £1,050,000 | Flat | Victoria Street | SW1H 0HX |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £1,830,000 | Flat | Old Queen Street | SW1H 9JA |
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 SW1H
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Westminster Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 610 | SW1H 9LH |
| Westminster City School | Secondary | 11–18 | 790 | SW1E 5HJ |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | SW1P 2DY |
| St Matthew's School, Westminster | Primary | 3–11 | 99 | SW1P 2DG |
| Westminster Abbey Choir School | Not applicable | 8–13 | 27 | SW1P 3NY |
| Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | SW1P 2QQ |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 266 | SW1P 1QH |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | — | SW1P 1EP |
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 SW1H
55 rated food businesses operate in SW1H. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abokado, Acai Berry St James Park, Adam & Eve, ALL GOOD CONVENIENCE, Angel Hill Food Company.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SW1H
From a sample of 32 Energy Performance Certificates across 2 SW1H postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
56%
Band D
34%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Wandsworth
Landlines around SW1H 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.