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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%).

Map of Wandsworth with Battersea Park highlighted
334 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Shaftesbury & Queenstown highlighted
308 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
city average

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%).

18,852Residents (2021)
15,588Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
8,411Households
6,835Households
137,392Households
23.9%Aged 15–29
29.3%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
11.1%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
35.2%Living alone
30.7%Living alone
29.9%Living alone

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.

£700,000Median sale price
£660,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
32.7%Owner-occupied
29.4%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
35.5%Private renting
31.7%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
28.8%Social renting
37.5%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
0.6%Detached houses
1.5%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
2.3%Semi-detached houses
3.2%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
6.3%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
79.5%Flats
48.4%Flats
48.1%Flats

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.

24.1%Green space within 500 m
5.5%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
386Services within 15 min (median)
400Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
288 mNearest school (median)
213 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
921 mNearest tram or rail (median)
592 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
129Postcodes in flood risk areas
234Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
84.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

93Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
131Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
101Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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

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.