Battersea Park
vs Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Battersea Park. Homes in Battersea Park sold for a median of £700,000, 6% above Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Battersea Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Battersea Park has 18,852 residents in 8,411 households; Shaftesbury & Queenstown has 15,588 in 6,835. Battersea Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.6 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 10%). Battersea Park has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.5 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 80% of homes in Battersea Park and 48% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Battersea Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 33%, 3.3 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 43%). Battersea Park has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 3.8 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £700,000 in Battersea Park and £660,000 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.
Surroundings
Battersea Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 18.6 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 386 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Battersea Park, and 400 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 288 m from the nearest school in Battersea Park and 213 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 921 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Battersea Park and 592 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Battersea Park and 90% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Battersea Park and 131 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown, against 101 across Wandsworth. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Battersea Park is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 18,852 people in 8,411 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £700,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Wandsworth median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 108% above the Wandsworth average.
Shaftesbury & Queenstown is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 15,588 people in 6,835 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £660,000 over the past two years, 3% above the Wandsworth median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Wandsworth average.
More comparisons.
Battersea Park and Shaftesbury & Queenstown next to other wards of Wandsworth.