Nine Elms
Ward in Wandsworth, England
| Coordinates: | 51.481, -0.137 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 29 77 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Nine Elms is an inner‑London ward in the Wandsworth borough on the south bank of the River Thames, lying between Battersea and Vauxhall. Historically dominated by docks, gasworks and the hulking shell of Battersea Power Station, it has been the focus of intensive regeneration with new residential towers, offices and the Nine Elms Northern line station improving links into central London.
The neighbourhood now blends riverside promenades, cultural venues and commercial investment - including the relocated US Embassy - with proximity to green space such as Battersea Park. The redevelopment has brought jobs and amenities but also tensions around affordability and community change as long‑standing local residents encounter a rapidly evolving skyline and population.
Postcode districts covering Nine Elms
SW1A, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, SW8, SW11
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.8 miles
- Islington 4.7 miles
- City of Westminster 2.5 miles
- Bexley 12.2 miles
- Sutton 8.7 miles
- Croydon 8.6 miles
- Slough 20.3 miles
- Harrow 11.6 miles
- Watford 17 miles
- Woking 22.5 miles
- Harlow 22.5 miles
- Grays 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pimlico South Ward 0.5 miles
- Stockwell West & Larkhall Ward 0.6 miles
- Oval Ward 0.8 miles
- Vauxhall Ward 0.8 miles
- Shaftesbury & Queenstown Ward 0.8 miles
- Pimlico North Ward 0.8 miles
- Vincent Square Ward 0.9 miles
- Stockwell East Ward 1 mile
- Clapham Town Ward 1 mile
- Battersea Park Ward 1 mile
- Royal Hospital Ward 1.2 miles
- Kennington Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Nine Elms
SW11 7BX, SW11 7AE, SW1P 9RU, SW1P 1LX, SW1P 9LG, SW11 8BF, SW11 7BS, SW8 5EX, SW1P 2RS … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 8.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 13.7 miles
- Battersea Park Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Queenstown Road Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2 miles
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Local points of interest
- Tate Britain Museum 0.8 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 1 mile
- The Oval Stadium 1 mile
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 1.1 miles
- Victoria Palace Theatre Theatre 1.1 miles
- The Other Palace Theatre 1.3 miles
- Westminster Hall Historic site 1.4 miles
- Churchill War Rooms Museum 1.5 miles
- Clarence House Historic site 1.6 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 1.7 miles
- London Dungeon Museum 1.7 miles