Area guide

Living in SW15, Wandsworth

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SW15 in Wandsworth. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Wandsworth: £686,076, down 5.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.

Check sold prices for a specific address in SW15 →
See where SW15 ranks across London →

Council tax at Band D in Wandsworth: £1,028 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SW15 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SW15 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SW15

100 recorded home sales on the streets around central SW15 in the last 2 years, with a median of £585,000 and a range from £116,000 to £4,350,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
Flat 1 Waldegrave House Whitnell Way, SW15 6DB Flat or maisonette £350,000 14 Aug 2026
Flat 8 Fernhill Place, 21 - 23 Chartfield Avenue, SW15 6DX Flat or maisonette £425,000 3 Aug 2026
47 Hayward Gardens, SW15 3DA Flat or maisonette £325,000 24 Jul 2026
127 Hayward Gardens, SW15 3BY Flat or maisonette £371,490 22 Jun 2026
Flat 1 Kinnaird House Whitnell Way, SW15 6DF Flat or maisonette £478,000 18 Jun 2026
Flat 12 Humphry House Whitnell Way, SW15 6DG Flat or maisonette £417,000 5 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

141 schools within 3 miles , of which 91% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Ronald Ross Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.22 mi 2024/25
Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away no figure
Barnes Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.3 mi away 0.25 mi 2024/25
East Sheen Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.3 mi away 1.04 mi 2024/25
The Hurlingham Academy Secondary Outstanding 1.6 mi away no figure
St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.6 mi away no figure

Schools in SW15 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Brandlehow Primary School Primary 0.45 mi 2024/25
Hotham Primary School Primary 0.67 mi 2024/25

Will an address here get a place? How far Wandsworth schools admitted from, school by school →

71 state primary and 17 state secondary schools within range, plus 41 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SW15 →

Private schools

41 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form, Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School, Bute House Preparatory School for Girls, Donhead Preparatory School, Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert, Evergreen Primary School and others.

All 41 fee-paying schools near SW15, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: Roehampton University.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations33.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials29.3%
Associate professional and technical15.5%
Caring, leisure and other service5.7%
Administrative and secretarial5.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SW15 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 6.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SW15 (E01004638, 1,374 residents in 2021, down 5.2% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 6.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 80.3% 78.6% -1.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 14.5% 14.9% +0.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 4.6% 6.5% +1.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 20.8% 17.8% -3.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 12.8% 19.0% +6.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 65.0% 70.5% +5.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 25.3% 26.9% +1.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 90.5% 89.6% -0.9 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 88.8% 83.9% -4.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

438 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SW15 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Wandsworth's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

15 supermarkets, 8 pharmacies, 116 restaurants and cafés, 23 pubs, 6 hospitals within a mile of central SW15, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of SW15

Best-served stop: Carslake Road, with 1.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SW15 is Carslake Road: 1.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.2 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:37, last 19:17. Routes there: 424. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SW15. The nearest, Chartfield Surgery, has 11,915 registered patients and 1,248 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Chartfield Surgery94 yd11,9151,248
Putneymead Group Medical Practice0.5 mi23,4321,733
Heathbridge Practice0.6 mi23,1192,467

Nearest A&E: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, where 60.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust at 63.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Wandsworth pays £1,028 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 3.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wandsworth, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Wandsworth, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£845+5.6%
2022-23£873+3.3%
2023-24£921+5.5%
2024-25£969+5.2%
2025-26£998+3.0%
2026-27£1,028+3.0%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Wandsworth, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about SW15

What is the average house price in SW15?

The average sold price in Wandsworth is £686,076 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SW15?

Prices in Wandsworth are down 5.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SW15?

The median of 100 recorded sales around central SW15 in the last 2 years is £585,000, ranging from £116,000 to £4,350,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SW15?

141 schools sit within 3 miles of central SW15, and 91% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SW15?

438 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW15 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).

Is SW15 at risk of flooding?

Central SW15 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is SW15 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 91% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £585,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 438 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SW15 safe?

438 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW15 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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