Lavender
Ward in Wandsworth, England
| Coordinates: | 51.462, -0.161 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 27 75 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Lavender is a compact ward in the north-east of the London Borough of Wandsworth, centred on the busy shopping street of Lavender Hill and close to Clapham Junction station. It sits within inner London and benefits from excellent transport links, easy access to riverside green space such as Battersea Park and is within sight of large regeneration projects around Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms.
The area mixes Victorian terraces and municipal housing with a growing number of new developments, and has a lively, diverse community reflected in independent shops, cafes and local groups. Cultural life is boosted by venues like the Battersea Arts Centre, while the ward’s name and street pattern recall its market‑gardening past; recent years have seen pressures from gentrification alongside active campaigns to protect affordable housing and local character.
Postcode districts covering Lavender
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.2 miles
- Islington 6.3 miles
- City of Westminster 3.5 miles
- Bexley 13.1 miles
- Sutton 7.3 miles
- Crawley 23.9 miles
- Croydon 7.8 miles
- Slough 19.5 miles
- Harrow 11.8 miles
- Watford 17.3 miles
- Woking 21 miles
- Harlow 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northcote Ward 0.4 miles
- Falconbrook Ward 0.7 miles
- Shaftesbury & Queenstown Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1 mile
- Clapham Town Ward 1 mile
- Battersea Park Ward 1 mile
- Balham Ward 1 mile
- Clapham Common & Abbeville Ward 1.1 miles
- Wandsworth Town Ward 1.1 miles
- Clapham East Ward 1.3 miles
- Sands End Ward 1.3 miles
- Clapham Park Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Lavender
SW11 1QT, SW11 5PD, SW11 5QH, SW11 5EL, SW11 1BF, SW11 1PQ, SW11 5FU, SW11 1DW, SW11 5PH … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 12.7 miles
- Clapham Junction Station 0.4 miles
- Queenstown Road Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.6 miles
Hotels near Lavender Ad
- Hotel 41 5 2.6 miles
- Egerton House 5 2.4 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 3.4 miles
- The Dorchester 5 3.1 miles
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 3 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 2.8 miles
- The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London 5 2.4 miles
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.7 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.4 miles
- The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection 5 2.8 miles
Schools in Lavender
- Belleville Wix Academy Primary
- Eaton House the Manor School Independent - all ages
- Parkgate House School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 1.9 miles
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 1.9 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 2 miles
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 2.5 miles
- Victoria & Albert Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 2.5 miles
- Wildlife Garden Gardens 2.5 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 2.5 miles
- The Oval Stadium 2.5 miles
- Natural History Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Victoria Palace Theatre Theatre 2.5 miles
- Harrods Shopping centre 2.6 miles