SW17 6LB

POSTCODE

SW17 6LB is a postcode in Tooting Bec.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4299, -0.1497
OS grid TQ287717 (528,728, 171,721)
IMD England
8/10
#25947
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
MoM -30% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XCVH2+X4
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£625,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 3,464 sales
-3.8%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25947
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25947 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · SW17 6LB
HM Land Registry · Wandsworth
Average price
£787,926
Median price: £625,000
Median -3.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,464 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £342,987
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£570k£457k£343k
Sep '23Mar '25Dec '25May '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near SW17 6LB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SW17 6LB

Counts are for Tooting Bec electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY +11%
372513
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY -18%
362310
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY +29%
44231
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
24
YoY -17%
342413
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

92
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,101
White Brit.45.7%
Other White15.9%
Pakistani4.8%
African4.6%
Indian4.2%
+ 11 other groups · 24.8%

Religion

Total residents: 2,101
Christian39.4%
No religion38.9%
Muslim10.5%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu2.9%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,101
25–3433.9%
35–4924.8%
50–6411.8%
20–245.8%
≤45.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.4%

Households

Total households: 963
One person: other26.8%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
+ 9 other households · 23.4%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Tooting Bec Station

    Underground

    922 m straight lineabout 12 min
  • Tooting Broadway Station

    Underground

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
  • Streatham Rail Station

    Rail

    1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min

Bus stops

  • Tooting Bec Athletics Track

    Bus · Stop U · west

    234 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Franciscan Road

    Bus · Stop L · east

    242 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Furzedown Road

    Bus · ->E · east

    257 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Tooting Bec Athletics Track

    Bus · Stop M · east

    296 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Clairview Road

    Bus · ->E · east

    317 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for SW17 6LB

England
Country
Wandsworth
Local Authority
Tooting Bec
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SW17 6LB
Coordinates
51.4299, -0.1497
Grid reference
TQ287717
Easting
528,728
Northing
171,721
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCVH2+X4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wandsworth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Wandsworth
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

Administrative Information

Wandsworth
Local Authority
Council Area
Tooting E14001550
Constituency
E14001550
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Tooting Bec
Constituency code
E14001550
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Wandsworth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wandsworth

Health & NHS

London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
West London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wandsworth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wandsworth 026D E01004483
E01004483
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wandsworth 026 E02000948
E02000948
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wandsworth 026D E01004483
E01004483
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wandsworth 026 E02000948
E02000948
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:32 AM5:58 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 1998
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> Present
June 1998 — Introduced
Postcode SW17 6LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004483 and MSOA E02000948 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25947
Present — Active
Postcode SW17 6LB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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