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Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 320,000. It has around 1 school, 7 GP or clinics, 10 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 117 restaurants or cafés, 51 bus stops, and Earlsfield railway station is 1.1 km away. There were around 555 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wandsworth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Wandsworth area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 327,506 residents at roughly 9,560 people per km².

Council
Wandsworth
County
Greater London
Constituency
Tooting
Police force
Metropolitan Police
50/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 153rd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.

Low crime42
Home affordability2
Affordable rents1
Good schools82
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation54
Employment30
Low council tax100

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°COvercast

  • Today: 25° / 17° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:20

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wandsworth - Putney High Street, United Kingdom

Crime

668 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences161
  • Anti-social behaviour143
  • Other theft63
  • Vehicle crime61

57 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: East Putney · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Related Activity PMP/12913/26
  • Burglary PMP/13935/26

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

819 reported road collisions (2024)

161 killed or seriously injured · 893 casualties · 25 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 404 rated 4–5 ★ (348 top)
  • 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: East Putney (0.3 km)
  • 54 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Putney (0.7 km):

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Live buses at Manfred Road:

  • 37Peckham · 14 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£680,105 average 5.2% YoY

Across Wandsworth · to 2026-06

Detached£2,404,780
Semi-detached£1,312,025
Terraced£956,162
Flat£524,218

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,620 average monthly rent 3.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,929
  • 2 bed £2,451
  • 3 bed £2,797

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

14.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.7 times median annual pay (14.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.3 km)

65 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Upper Richmond Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres33
  • Gyms24
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches181
  • Playgrounds36

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

327,506 residents in Wandsworth · 9,560/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 74%
  • 65+: 10%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 173 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£1,028 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 157,890)

A £685
B £800
C £914
D £1,028
E £1,257
F £1,485
G £1,714
H £2,056

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

115 schools · 40,746 pupils

58 primary · 11 secondary · 46 other

Ofsted: 38 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

81inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ashcroft Technology AcademyOutstanding
  • Graveney SchoolOutstanding
  • Ark Putney AcademyGood
  • Ernest Bevin AcademyGood
  • Ark Bolingbroke Academy
  • Burntwood School
  • Chestnut Grove Academy
  • Harris Academy Battersea
  • Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
  • Saint John Bosco College
  • Southfields Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wandsworth

Care & health services

245 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes26
  • GP practices61
  • Dentists90
  • Homecare agencies42
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Wandsworth

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (East Putney)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 108 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

493 applications decided

90.3% granted · 445 granted, 48 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Fleur Anderson

Labour

Putney

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 27
  • Con 29
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools32
  • GPs & clinics9
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets12
  • Parks & greens109
  • Restaurants & cafés197

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,900 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,168 jobs advertised · £34,857 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Choose when you work!, Cafe Manager South West London, Senco

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£1,017 median full-time weekly pay

4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£49,715 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 201,099 certificates

7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

28% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Nuclear 13% · Imports 11% · Wind 8%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63.8 women · 63.8 men

51% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.4
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Putney:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Ashcroft Technology Academy · 0.2 km

    Ashcroft Technology Academy, formerly ADT College, is a state secondary school in south-west London, Putney. The school has been awarded with the Charter Mark, Investors in People and the School Achievement Award. As…

  • 23 Oakhill Road · 0.2 km

    23 Oakhill Road is a Grade II listed house in Oakhill Road, Putney, London SW15.

  • 25 Oakhill Road · 0.2 km

    25 Oakhill Road is a Grade II listed house in Oakhill Road, Putney, London SW15.

  • East Putney tube station · 0.3 km

    East Putney is a London Underground station in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is on the Wimbledon branch of the District line, between Putney Bridge and Southfields, and is on the boundary between Lond…

  • Putney Old Burial Ground · 0.3 km

    Putney Old Burial Ground is a public urban park and former cemetery in the London Borough of Wandsworth near Putney town centre.

  • Brandlehow School · 0.4 km

    Brandlehow Primary School is in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, the building was designed by Ernő Goldfinger and is Grade II listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wandsworth?
Wandsworth is a town in Greater London, England, in the Wandsworth local authority.
How deprived is Wandsworth?
The Wandsworth local authority, which includes Wandsworth, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.