SW17 8BS maps, stats, and open data
SW17 8BS is located in the South Balham electoral ward, within the London borough of Wandsworth and the English Parliamentary constituency of Tooting. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South West London ICB - 36L and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SW17 8BS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SW17 8BS geodata
| Easting | 528162 |
| Northing | 172353 |
| Latitude | 51.435688 |
| Longitude | -0.157566 |
Where is SW17 8BS?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SW17 |
SW17 8BS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SW17 8BS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | South Balham |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Tooting |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SW17 8BS
| St Anselm's Church | Tooting Bec | 66m |
| Tooting Bec Station (Tooting Bec Road) | Tooting Bec | 98m |
| Tooting Bec Station | Tooting Bec | 101m |
| Tooting Bec Station (Trinity Road) | Tooting Bec | 165m |
| Tooting Bec Station (Upper Tooting Road) | Tooting Bec | 196m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW17 8BS
| Tooting Bec Underground Station | Tooting Bec | 149m |
| Balham Underground Station | Balham | 904m |
| Tooting Broadway Underground Station | Tooting Broadway | 1,169m |
Nearest railway stations to SW17 8BS
| Balham Station | 0.9km |
| Wandsworth Common Station | 1.2km |
| Tooting Station | 1.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SW17 8BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in SW17 8BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SW17 8BS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SW17 8BS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 64,136 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,162 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,340 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SW17 8BS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SW17 8BS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
42.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SW17 8BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SW17 8BS (metres)
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Nearest post box to SW17 8BS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 63 Louisville Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 137m |
| 58 Tooting Bec Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 271m |
| 44 Upper Tooting Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 311m |
SW17 8BS ITL and SW17 8BS LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SW17 8BS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLI | London |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLI3 | Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLI34 | Wandsworth |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E09000032 | Wandsworth |
SW17 8BS census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SW17 8BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00022569 | |
| LSOA | E01004481 | Wandsworth 029A |
| MSOA | E02000951 | Wandsworth 029 |
Nearest postcodes to SW17 8BS
| SW17 8BY | Tooting Bec Road | 40m |
| SW17 8BT | The Elms | 70m |
| SW17 8RL | Louisville Road | 74m |
| SW17 8BD | Tooting Bec Road | 79m |
| SW17 7BA | Balham High Road | 84m |
| SW17 8BB | Wheatlands Road | 97m |
| SW17 8RW | Louisville Road | 104m |
| SW17 8RP | Drakefield Road | 109m |
| SW17 8BA | Stapleton Road | 113m |
| SW17 8BE | Tooting Bec Road | 116m |
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