Battersea Park
vs St Mary's
St Mary's has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Battersea Park. Homes in Battersea Park sold for a median of £700,000, 27% above St Mary's. Battersea Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Battersea Park has 18,852 residents in 8,411 households; St Mary's has 14,634 in 7,021. Battersea Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 2.3 percentage points more than St Mary's (Wandsworth: 10%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 36%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 80% of homes in Battersea Park and 77% in St Mary's. St Mary's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 5.1 percentage points more than Battersea Park (Wandsworth: 43%). St Mary's has the higher share of private renting: 42%, 6.6 percentage points more than Battersea Park (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £700,000 in Battersea Park and £550,000 in St Mary's, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.
Surroundings
Battersea Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 17.4 percentage points more than St Mary's (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 386 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Battersea Park, and 419 in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 288 m from the nearest school in Battersea Park and 311 m in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 921 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Battersea Park and 688 m in St Mary's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Battersea Park and 86% in St Mary's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Battersea Park and 126 in St Mary's, 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.
St Mary's is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 14,634 people in 7,021 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £550,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Wandsworth median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Wandsworth average.
More comparisons.
Battersea Park and St Mary's next to other wards of Wandsworth.