SW8 4BU

a postcode in Wandsworth

Introduced in January 1980

SW8 4BU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SW8 4BU

Battersea Park Road - 32 properties, USRN 22900337

Lockington Road - 1 property, USRN 22902989

St Joseph's Street - 1 property, USRN 22904881

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.477 / 51°28'37"N

Longitude: -0.1465 / 0°8'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 698154 5706732

OS Easting: 528818

OS Northing: 176965

OS Grid: TQ288769

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CS.9Q

Mapcode Global: VHGR5.D4YK

Open Location Code: 9C3XFVG3+QC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wl24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 3c1

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Diverse Educated Urban Singles
Centrally Located Professionals

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9545 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SW8 4BU on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:02
Sunset	21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:23

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:51 to 04:13
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	11:33
Moon sets	23:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for SW8 4BU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SW8 4BU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
12 July 2024	Flat a, 155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£440,000
22 December 2021	Flat B, 155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£750,000
30 September 2021	Flat 2, 159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£393,000
20 August 2021	161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Other property type	Freehold	£605,000
30 June 2021	Flat 1, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£460,000
31 March 2021	Flat 5, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£340,000
28 January 2019	Flat B, 155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£650,000
26 October 2018	Flat a, 155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£412,500
3 October 2018	155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Other property type	Leasehold	£240,000
14 July 2017	155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Detached	Freehold	£1,090,000
20 February 2015	Flat 7, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£344,500
31 October 2012	Flat 5, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£247,640
12 December 2011	Flat 1, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£290,000
12 November 2010	Flat 7, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£169,000
16 July 2007	Flat 1, 163 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£150,000
11 May 2007	Flat 2, 163 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£150,000
18 April 2006	Flat 5, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£210,000
18 November 2005	Flat 1, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£230,000
28 October 2005	The Second and Third Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£227,500
16 September 2005	Flat 2, 159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£170,000
20 April 2005	Flat 7, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£158,500
7 May 2004	159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
12 September 2003	The Second and Third Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£235,000
10 September 2003	The First Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£182,000
21 November 2002	The First Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
19 October 2001	The Second and Third Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£193,000
26 January 2001	Flat 5, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£115,000
19 October 2000	The First Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£170,000
31 January 2000	Flat 4, 159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£37,500
29 July 1999	Flat 7, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£68,000
8 January 1999	Flat 8, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£68,000
9 October 1998	Flat 1, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£101,000
8 October 1997	167 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
3 June 1997	Flat 3, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£53,500
19 May 1997	167 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£140,000
16 January 1997	165a Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£50,000
1 October 1996	The First Floor Flat at, 161 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£55,000
14 June 1996	Flat 6, 159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£51,000
19 January 1996	Flat 1, 157 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£50,000
2 June 1995	159 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£26,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SW8 4BU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Battersea

MP

Marsha de Cordova Labour

London Assembly

Assembly Constituency

Merton and Wandsworth

Assembly Member

Léonie Cooper Labour

Londonwide Members

Assembly Members

Elly Baker Labour

Emma Best Conservative

Andrew Boff Conservative

Hina Bokhari Liberal Democrat

Zoë Garbett Green

Alessandro Georgiou Conservative

Susan Hall Conservative

Lord Bailey of Paddington Conservative

Zack Polanski Green

Caroline Russell Green

Alex Wilson Reform UK

Wandsworth Borough Council

London borough ward

Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Councillors

Sara Apps Labour

Aydin Dikerdem Labour

Stephen Worrall Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SW8 4BU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00022975		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00183205		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01004561	Wandsworth 002A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01033100	Wandsworth 002G	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E02000924	Wandsworth 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E02007084	Wandsworth 039	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E05014019	Shaftesbury & Queenstown	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	DLUHC
E09000032	Wandsworth	London Boroughs	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000007	London	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001081	Battersea	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000001	Metropolitan Police	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000234	London	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E32000011	Merton and Wandsworth	London Assembly Constituencies	Electoral	6 May 2010	Greater London Authority
E33036465		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000051	London	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000245	NHS South West London CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000003	London	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E43000222	Wandsworth, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000031	South West London Health and Care Partnership	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000021	North West and South West London	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2019	NHS England
E61000001	Greater London Authority	Greater London Authority	Administrative	3 July 2000	ONS
E63012154	Wandsworth	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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