SW1P postcode area guide — Wandsworth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW1P postcode district in Wandsworth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW1P
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.8%
Gigabit-capable
78.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SW1P postcode district (Wandsworth) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 483 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW1P, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.8%.
Around 0% of premises in SW1P 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 SW1P
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW1P 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| SW1P 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| SW1P 1AU | 0% | 0% |
| SW1P 1BB | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| SW1P 1BS | 100% | 100% |
| SW1P 1BT | 100% | 100% |
| SW1P 1BU | 97.8% | 97.8% |
| SW1P 1BX | 0% | 0% |
| SW1P 1DD | 100% | 100% |
| SW1P 1DH | 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 SW1P
Police recorded 1,652 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW1P in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 374 | 22.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 373 | 22.6% |
| Theft from the person | 181 | 11.0% |
| Other theft | 177 | 10.7% |
| Shoplifting | 170 | 10.3% |
| Public order | 125 | 7.6% |
| Robbery | 63 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 55 | 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 SW1P
Based on 86 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW1P is £690,000, down 20.2% on the previous year (£865,000).
Flat / maisonette
£690,000
83 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW1P
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £675,000 | Flat | Vincent Square | SW1P 2NU |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,187,500 | Flat | Thirleby Road | SW1P 1HN |
| 1 May 2026 | £460,905 | Flat | Regency Place | SW1P 2EA |
| 1 May 2026 | £545,000 | Flat | John Islip Street | SW1P 4LG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £455,000 | Flat | Regency Street | SW1P 4EF |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £780,000 | Flat | Marsham Street | SW1P 3DS |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £510,000 | Flat | Medway Street | SW1P 2TB |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £1,050,000 | Flat | Marsham Street | SW1P 4JD |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Page Street | SW1P 4EX |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £660,000 | Flat | Medway Street | SW1P 2TB |
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 SW1P
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grey Coat Hospital | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | SW1P 2DY |
| Westminster School | Not applicable | 12–19 | 780 | SW1P 3PF |
| Westminster Under School | Not applicable | 7–14 | 275 | SW1P 2NN |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 266 | SW1P 1QH |
| Millbank Gardens Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 260 | SW1P 4HR |
| Fairley House School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 202 | SW1P 4AU |
| Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | SW1P 2QQ |
| St Matthew's School, Westminster | Primary | 3–11 | 99 | SW1P 2DG |
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 SW1P
158 rated food businesses operate in SW1P. 93 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: al duca, Artisan Fork, Arus rolls Ltd, Bannatyne Health Club, Bartlett Mitchell.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SW1P
From a sample of 207 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 SW1P postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 86% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
53%
Band C
33%
Band D
14%
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 SW1P 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.