Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Ward in Wandsworth, England
| Coordinates: | 51.472, -0.15 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 28 76 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Shaftesbury and Queenstown sits in the north of the London Borough of Wandsworth, roughly between Battersea and the transport hub at Clapham Junction. The area is defined by its rail links - including Queenstown Road station - and close proximity to the Thames and the ongoing regeneration around Battersea Power Station, while nearby green space like Battersea Park gives residents easy access to parks and riverside walks.
Historically shaped by Victorian housing and riverside industry, the neighbourhood now mixes older terraces and council housing with waves of redevelopment and rising commuter demand. That blend gives it a lively, community-focused feel: local shops, pubs and community groups sit alongside development-led change, so the area is socially diverse and in the midst of economic transformation typical of inner London suburbs.
Postcode districts covering Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.9 miles
- Islington 5.5 miles
- City of Westminster 2.9 miles
- Bexley 12.7 miles
- Sutton 8 miles
- Crawley 24.6 miles
- Croydon 8.2 miles
- Slough 19.8 miles
- Harrow 11.6 miles
- Watford 17.1 miles
- Woking 21.8 miles
- Harlow 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Battersea Park Ward 0.6 miles
- Clapham Town Ward 0.6 miles
- Nine Elms Ward 0.8 miles
- Lavender Ward 0.9 miles
- Stockwell West & Larkhall Ward 0.9 miles
- Clapham East Ward 1 mile
- Falconbrook Ward 1.2 miles
- Pimlico South Ward 1.2 miles
- Northcote Ward 1.2 miles
- Clapham Common & Abbeville Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.3 miles
- Stockwell East Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Shaftesbury & Queenstown
SW8 4FH, SW8 4XJ, SW11 5RB, SW11 2DT, SW11 5UN, SW11 5TD, SW8 4HP, SW11 9HD, SW11 5WP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 13.2 miles
- Queenstown Road Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Battersea Park Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2.8 miles
Hotels near Shaftesbury & Queenstown Ad
- Hotel 41 5 1.8 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 2 miles
- Egerton House 5 1.9 miles
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 2.6 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 2.6 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 2.6 miles
- The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London 5 1.8 miles
- The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection 5 2.1 miles
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3 miles
- The Dorchester 5 2.4 miles
Schools in Shaftesbury & Queenstown
- Griffin Primary School Primary
- John Burns Primary School Primary
- Newton Preparatory School Independent - all ages
- Shaftesbury Park Primary School Primary
- St George's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tate Britain Museum 1.6 miles
- Apollo Victoria Theatre Theatre 1.7 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 1.7 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 1.7 miles
- The Oval Stadium 1.7 miles
- Victoria Palace Theatre Theatre 1.7 miles
- The Other Palace Theatre 1.9 miles
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 1.9 miles
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 1.9 miles
- Victoria & Albert Museum Museum 2 miles
- Harrods Shopping centre 2 miles
- Natural History Museum Museum 2.1 miles