Wandle
Ward in Wandsworth, England
| Coordinates: | 51.448, -0.186 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 26 73 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Wandle is an inner‑London ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth, taking its name from the nearby River Wandle and including stretches of riverside and suburban streets. The area mixes Victorian terraces and interwar housing with more recent riverside developments, and benefits from green corridors such as parts of the Wandle Valley Regional Park that offer walks and wildlife close to the capital.
Historically the river powered mills and small industry, a legacy still visible in repurposed industrial buildings and a local focus on conservation and community projects. Today the ward has a largely residential character with local shops, cafés and light commercial activity, decent transport links into central London and a strong neighbourhood feel shaped by ongoing regeneration and riverside amenity.
Postcode districts covering Wandle
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.6 miles
- Islington 7.6 miles
- City of Westminster 4.6 miles
- Bexley 14.2 miles
- Sutton 6.2 miles
- Crawley 22.9 miles
- Croydon 7.5 miles
- Slough 18.7 miles
- Harrow 12 miles
- Watford 17.5 miles
- Woking 19.6 miles
- Grays 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wandsworth Common Ward 0.4 miles
- Wandsworth Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Southfields Ward 0.6 miles
- Wandsworth Town Ward 0.6 miles
- Trinity Ward 1.1 miles
- East Putney Ward 1.1 miles
- Wimbledon Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Northcote Ward 1.2 miles
- West Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Falconbrook Ward 1.4 miles
- Balham Ward 1.4 miles
- Lavender Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wandle
SW18 2DT, SW18 2AU, SW18 2BH, SW18 3TJ, SW18 9WF, SW18 3BE, SW18 2RE, SW18 5YB, SW18 4EA … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 11.8 miles
- Earlsfield Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Wandsworth Town Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.1 miles
Hotels in Wandle Ad
Schools in Wandle
- Floreat Wandsworth Primary School Primary
- Swaffield School Primary
Local points of interest
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 1.5 miles
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum Museum 2.1 miles
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 2.4 miles
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 2.4 miles
- Craven Cottage, Fulham Football Club Stadium 2.4 miles
- Craven Cottage Stadium 2.4 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 2.8 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.2 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 3.2 miles
- Wildlife Garden Gardens 3.4 miles
- White Lodge Estate 3.4 miles
- Natural History Museum Museum 3.4 miles