What is the median price paid for a home in Wandsworth?

The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £635,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £2,607,500 for detached houses, £1,484,000 for semi-detached houses, £1,061,500 for terraced houses and £511,250 for flats.

How many homes were sold in Wandsworth in the last year?

There were 3,851 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 2,609 were flats, 1,022 were terraced houses, 180 were semi-detached houses and 40 were detached houses.

What are the transport links in Wandsworth?

The nearest railway stations are Wandsworth Common at about 0.7 miles, Earlsfield at about 0.8 miles, Wandsworth Town at about 0.8 miles and Clapham Junction at about 1.0 miles. Central London is about 4 miles away in a straight line and the A214, A3, A217, A3036 and A218 pass through or beside the area.

Which schools are near the centre of Wandsworth?

There are 128 primary schools within about 3.0 miles of the centre and the nearest are Swaffield School and Allfarthing Primary School at about 0.4 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Ark Bolingbroke Academy at about 0.5 miles.

How many estate agent branches are there in Wandsworth?

There are 153 estate agent sales branches with an office in Wandsworth.

Estate agents in Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a London borough with about 326,725 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 3,851 standard sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £635,000.

House prices in Wandsworth

Median sale price in Wandsworth: £635,000

Homes sold in Wandsworth, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	3,851 sales, median £635,000
Detached	40 sales, median £2,607,500
Semi-detached	180 sales, median £1,484,000
Terraced	1,022 sales, median £1,061,500
Flats and maisonettes	2,609 sales, median £511,250

Across Wandsworth the average price was £668,761 in May 2026, down 4.8% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

Wandsworth Common station is about 0.7 miles from the centre, with Earlsfield and Wandsworth Town both about 0.8 miles away and Clapham Junction about 1 mile. Underground stops at Balham, about 1.2 miles away and Clapham South, Tooting Bec and Southfields, each about 1.3 miles away. The A214, A3, A217, A3036 and A218 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout, about 5 miles away and M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner, about 9 miles away. London City Airport is about 11 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 12 miles. Central London is about 4 miles from the centre.

Schools in and near Wandsworth

Wandsworth has a large number of primary schools, with 128 within about 3 miles of the centre. The nearest are Swaffield School (academy) and Allfarthing Primary School, both about 0.4 miles away, followed by Beatrix Potter Primary School at about 0.5 miles. For secondary education, Ark Bolingbroke Academy (sixth form, free school) is about 0.5 miles away, while Burntwood School (girls only, sixth form, academy) and Southfields Academy (sixth form, academy) are about 0.9 miles away. Independent options include Wandsworth Preparatory School at about 0.3 miles and Emanuel School (Christian) at about 0.4 miles. Park House School is a special school about 0.5 miles away. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic) is about 1.2 miles away and St George's Hospital Medical School is about 1.6 miles away.

A short history of Wandsworth

The name comes from the River Wandle, which enters the Thames here. Domesday Book of 1086 records the place as Wandesorde and Wendelesorde, meaning the enclosure of a man called Waendel. The manor was divided between St Wandrille's Abbey and William, son of Ansculfy, with 12 hides, 5 and a half ploughs and 22 acres of meadow, rendering £9. From at least the early 16th century Wandsworth took in successive groups of incomers, among them Protestant Dutch metalworkers in the 1590s and Huguenots in the 17th century. A gasworks was built beside the Thames in 1834 and a power station on The Causeway supplied electricity from 1897 to 1964. In the First World War Mayor Archibald Dawnay raised the 13th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment and Corporal Edward Foster won the Victoria Cross at Villers-Plouich on 24 April 1917. Of 328 listed buildings nearby, two are Grade I: the Church of St Mary and Gala Bingo Club.

Sport and leisure

Leisure facilities include Balham Leisure Centre, Tooting Leisure Centre, Latchmere Leisure Centre, Clapham Leisure Centre, Riverside Quarter Leisure Centre, Battersea Sports Centre and Robert Lowe Sports Centre, with swimming at Tooting Bec Lido. Among the clubs and grounds, The Spencer Club is listed for cricket, tennis, field hockey, squash, lacrosse and netball. Wimbledon Park Golf Club covers golf. Tennis clubs include Putney Lawn Tennis Club, Magdalen Park Lawn Tennis Club, Southfields Lawn Tennis Club, Grafton Tennis Club and Telford Park Tennis Club. Balham Boxing Club covers boxing and Tooting Bec Athletics Track covers athletics. Open space includes Clapham Common, Battersea Park, Putney Heath, Bishop's Park and King George's Park, along with a number of recreation grounds and children's playgrounds.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in Wandsworth?: The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £635,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £2,607,500 for detached houses, £1,484,000 for semi-detached houses, £1,061,500 for terraced houses and £511,250 for flats.
How many homes were sold in Wandsworth in the last year?: There were 3,851 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 2,609 were flats, 1,022 were terraced houses, 180 were semi-detached houses and 40 were detached houses.
What are the transport links in Wandsworth?: The nearest railway stations are Wandsworth Common at about 0.7 miles, Earlsfield at about 0.8 miles, Wandsworth Town at about 0.8 miles and Clapham Junction at about 1.0 miles. Central London is about 4 miles away in a straight line and the A214, A3, A217, A3036 and A218 pass through or beside the area.
Which schools are near the centre of Wandsworth?: There are 128 primary schools within about 3.0 miles of the centre and the nearest are Swaffield School and Allfarthing Primary School at about 0.4 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Ark Bolingbroke Academy at about 0.5 miles.
How many estate agent branches are there in Wandsworth?: There are 153 estate agent sales branches with an office in Wandsworth.

Areas near Wandsworth

Wandsworth is in Wandsworth.

Estate agents near Wandsworth

C. Scott & CoWandsworth SW18 2QL0.3 miles
Savills Wandsworth Estate AgentsWandsworth SW18 2EW0.5 miles
Times Place Estate AgentWandsworth SW18 4DA0.6 miles
John ThorogoodWandsworth SW11 6QZ0.6 miles
Carter Jonas WandsworthWandsworth SW17 7EG0.6 miles
Peter WoodsWandsworth SW11 1TQ0.6 miles
Douglas & Gordon Estate Agents BatterseaWandsworth SW11 6QZ0.6 miles
ChestertonsWandsworth SW17 7EG0.6 miles
Rampton Baseley - Estate AgentsWandsworth SW11 6PS0.6 miles
Marsh & ParsonsWandsworth SW11 6QP0.6 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Wandsworth.