Living in SW18, Wandsworth
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SW18 in Wandsworth. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SW18 sold at a median of £458,620 across 118 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Wandsworth are down 5.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 173 schools within about 3 miles, 88% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of SW18 is in flood zone 2 (medium probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Wandsworth pays £1,028 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 615 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 16 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 SW18 →
See where SW18 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 SW18 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SW18 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SW18
118 recorded home sales on the streets around central SW18 in the last 2 years, with a median of £458,620 and a range from £191,250 to £1,315,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1 96 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DH | Flat or maisonette | £340,000 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Flat 12 136 Garratt Lane, SW18 4EE | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Flat 6 136 Garratt Lane, SW18 4EE | Flat or maisonette | £440,000 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 13D Treport Street, SW18 2BW | Flat or maisonette | £480,000 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| 117 Aslett Street, SW18 2BG | Flat or maisonette | £565,000 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Apartment 16 96 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DH | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | 9 Jul 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
173 schools within 3 miles , of which 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlsfield Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.7 mi away | 0.26 mi 2024/25 |
| Wimbledon Park Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.9 mi away | 0.28 mi varies |
| Ronald Ross Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.1 mi away | 0.22 mi 2024/25 |
| The Hurlingham Academy | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
| Belleville Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | 0.55 mi 2024/25 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
Schools in SW18 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.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringdale Primary School | Primary | 0.19 mi | 2024/25 |
| Allfarthing Primary School | Primary | 0.25 mi | 2024/25 |
| Earlsfield Primary School | Primary | 0.26 mi | 2024/25 |
| Floreat Wandsworth Primary School | Primary | 0.33 mi | 2024/25 |
| Beatrix Potter Primary School | Primary | 0.49 mi | 2024/25 |
| Anglo Portuguese School of London | Primary | 1.63 mi | 2024/25 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Wandsworth schools admitted from, school by school →
86 state primary and 22 state secondary schools within range, plus 46 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
46 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Risalah Boys' School, Al Risalah Secondary School, Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls, Broomwood Prep - Boys, Cameron Vale School, Collingham and others.
All 46 fee-paying schools near SW18, 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
2 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Institute of Cancer Research, St George's Hospital Medical School.
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 group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 31.2% |
| Associate professional and technical | 21.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 16.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 7.4% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 6.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SW18 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 9.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SW18 (E01004494, 1,787 residents in 2021, up 7.3% 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: degree-level adults, up 9.0 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 36.9% | 33.1% | -3.8 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 31.6% | 38.5% | +6.9 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 26.9% | 25.4% | -1.5 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 13.7% | 14.3% | +0.6 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 7.3% | 7.5% | +0.2 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 52.0% | 61.0% | +9.0 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 32.5% | 34.6% | +2.1 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 86.2% | 88.3% | +2.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 72.0% | 70.6% | -1.4 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
615 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SW18 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.
Flood risk
Zone 2 (medium probability), river flooding. 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 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Wandsworth's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
16 supermarkets, 14 pharmacies, 197 restaurants and cafés, 30 pubs, 12 hospitals within a mile of central SW18, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of SW18
Best-served stop: Mapleton Road (SW18), with 25.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SW18 is Mapleton Road (SW18): 25.1 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 20.2 in the evening and 19.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:05, last 00:17. Routes there: 220, 44, 270, 28. 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 SW18. The nearest, Wandsworth Medical Centre, has 18,815 registered patients and 2,066 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandsworth Medical Centre | 0.2 mi | 18,815 | 2,066 |
| Brocklebank Health Centre | 0.2 mi | 15,973 | 1,954 |
| Triangle Surgery | 0.5 mi | 4,501 | 1,907 |
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.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 SW18
What is the average house price in SW18?
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 SW18?
Prices in Wandsworth are down 5.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SW18?
The median of 118 recorded sales around central SW18 in the last 2 years is £458,620, ranging from £191,250 to £1,315,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in SW18?
173 schools sit within 3 miles of central SW18, and 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in SW18?
615 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW18 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).
Is SW18 at risk of flooding?
Central SW18 sits in Zone 2 (medium probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is SW18 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 88% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £458,620; the area sits in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 615 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SW18 safe?
615 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SW18 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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