Wandsworth

Borough · London · United Kingdom

South-west London borough popular with young professionals: Battersea Park and the power station, Clapham Junction, riverside Putney and the Northern line in Balham and Tooting.

Median rent, 2-bed home£2,350 per month
Price level£££££
Good forQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Young professionals and couples; commons and parks

Watch out for

High rents; crowded Northern line

Neighborhoods

  • Battersea
  • Clapham Junction
  • Putney
  • Tooting
  • Balham
  • Wandsworth Town
  • Nine Elms

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Wandsworth was £2,350 in 2025/26, 15% above the London average. It is the 7th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£794
Studio£1,400
1 bedroom£1,900
2 bedrooms£2,350
3 bedrooms£3,000
4+ bedrooms£4,000

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Wandsworth

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
SW11Balham, Battersea Park, Falconbrook, Lavender, Nine Elms, Northcote£1,969£2,500£3,100
SW12Balham, Clapham Common & Abbeville, Clapham Park, Northcote, South Balham, Streatham Hill West & Thornton£1,800£2,313£3,200
SW15Coombe Hill, East Putney, Mortlake & Barnes Common, Roehampton, Thamesfield, West Hill£1,750£2,188£2,600
SW17Colliers Wood, Furzedown, Graveney, South Balham, Tooting Bec, Tooting Broadway£1,650£2,100£2,800
SW18East Putney, Falconbrook, Southfields, St Mary's, Thamesfield, Wandle£2,200£2,525£3,400
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereWandsworthLondon
Population327,5078,799,725
One-person households29.9%29.3%
Children under 1515.7%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.3%12.3%
Aged 65 and over9.6%11.9%
Social housing rentals19.3%23.1%
Private rentals36.3%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes44.3%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Northern line; Clapham Junction rail; District line at Putney

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