Is Wandsworth a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wandsworth, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 6,318 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wandsworth, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 6,318 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Wandsworth sold for £686,076 in the latest House Price Index, down 5.5% on a year earlier. Across Wandsworth, police record 98 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Wandsworth, the nearest primary school is Allfarthing Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Ark Bolingbroke Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Haider Practice, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Wandsworth Town station is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest park, Wandsworth Common, is 30 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Wandsworth, police record 98 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Wandsworth sold for £686,076 in the latest House Price Index, down 5.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £2,495,892, semi-detached £1,345,411, terraced £970,844, flats £526,813. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Allfarthing Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Ark Bolingbroke Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Wandsworth Town is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £99,498 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.