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SW17

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Tooting Graveney, Upper Tooting and Tooting Bec Common, in Wandsworth.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW17 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SW17, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£585,000
163rd most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
63,688
73rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SW17 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SW17Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, SW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SW26 areas from £467,500 to £2,525,000. The middle area is £790,825. SW17 is £585,000.
£585,0004th cheapest
Population28 postcode districts, SW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 250 to 86,975. The middle area is 20,222. SW17 is 63,688.
63,6886th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage28 postcode districts, SW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SW28 areas from 76.8% to 96.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. SW17 is 95.5%.
95.5%2nd highest
Claimant rate25 postcode districts, SW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SW25 areas from 1.1% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.6%. SW17 is 4.3%.
4.3%10th highest

Is SW17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW17 at a rate of 107.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across SW.

In August 2026 alone, 551 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW17.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,183), anti-social behaviour (1,404) and other crime (1,209).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW17 was 115.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in SW17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW17 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 10 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SW17

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Merton 007C1,50739.3 per 1,000798.0%
Merton 007D1,52228.8 per 1,000596.6%
Merton 008B1,70473.9 per 1,000492.9%
Wandsworth 026D2,10187.1 per 1,000892.9%
Wandsworth 027C1,50040.2 per 1,0009100.0%
Wandsworth 027D1,66294.9 per 1,000699.6%
Wandsworth 027F1,847355.6 per 1,000796.2%
Wandsworth 029A1,640106.1 per 1,000799.8%
Wandsworth 029B1,33161.2 per 1,000795.3%
Wandsworth 029C1,42572.7 per 1,000699.0%
Wandsworth 029D2,036110.7 per 1,000696.0%
Wandsworth 030A1,55728.0 per 1,000897.5%
Wandsworth 030B1,733162.4 per 1,000788.8%
Wandsworth 030C1,49274.0 per 1,000797.8%
Wandsworth 030D1,36491.2 per 1,000698.2%
Wandsworth 031A1,57027.8 per 1,000999.8%
Wandsworth 031B2,50936.3 per 1,000762.3%
Wandsworth 031C1,740109.7 per 1,000698.4%
Wandsworth 032A1,44143.4 per 1,0007100.0%
Wandsworth 032B1,54770.4 per 1,000697.1%
Wandsworth 032C1,60297.4 per 1,000599.6%
Wandsworth 032D1,51058.9 per 1,0009100.0%
Wandsworth 033A1,76315.9 per 1,0005100.0%
Wandsworth 033B1,44883.0 per 1,000499.7%
Wandsworth 033C1,98454.7 per 1,000895.2%
Wandsworth 033D1,694118.2 per 1,000396.7%
Wandsworth 034A1,97172.2 per 1,000699.8%
Wandsworth 034B1,644107.3 per 1,000299.3%
Wandsworth 034C1,89641.6 per 1,000599.6%
Wandsworth 034D1,909322.0 per 1,000584.0%
Wandsworth 035A1,926476.3 per 1,000496.7%
Wandsworth 035B1,775149.4 per 1,000596.5%
Wandsworth 035C1,65964.3 per 1,0007100.0%
Wandsworth 035D1,653122.8 per 1,000393.1%
Wandsworth 035E2,10394.3 per 1,000690.8%
Wandsworth 035F1,74530.9 per 1,000790.7%
Wandsworth 036C1,75663.7 per 1,000597.5%
Wandsworth 036D1,40245.9 per 1,000698.7%

MPs for SW17

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in SW178

Postcode sectors in SW176

Council1

Towns in SW172

Postcode districts next to SW175

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SW postcode area2

SW17 in brief

SW17 is a postcode district covering Tooting Graveney, Upper Tooting and Tooting Bec Common, in Wandsworth.

About 64,828 people lived in SW17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £585,000 in 2025 across 985 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 107.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in SW17 was £585,000 in 2025.

SW17 had 63,688 usual residents at the census.

In SW17, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SW17, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.