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Falconbrook
vs Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Falconbrook has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Homes in Shaftesbury & Queenstown sold for a median of £660,000, 50% above Falconbrook. Falconbrook has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Wandsworth with Falconbrook highlighted
Falconbrook
201 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Shaftesbury & Queenstown highlighted
Shaftesbury & Queenstown
308 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
Wandsworth
city average

People

Falconbrook has 11,983 residents in 5,051 households; Shaftesbury & Queenstown has 15,588 in 6,835. Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 1.3 percentage points more than Falconbrook (Wandsworth: 10%). Falconbrook has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.6 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 30%).

11,983Residents (2021)
15,588Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
5,051Households
6,835Households
137,392Households
29.6%Aged 15–29
29.3%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
8.2%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
33.3%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 Falconbrook and 48% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 29%, 6 percentage points more than Falconbrook (Wandsworth: 43%). Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 2.7 percentage points more than Falconbrook (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £440,000 in Falconbrook and £660,000 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£440,000Median sale price
£660,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
23.4%Owner-occupied
29.4%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
29.0%Private renting
31.7%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
45.0%Social renting
37.5%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
1.0%Detached houses
1.5%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
1.7%Semi-detached houses
3.2%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
10.9%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
80.4%Flats
48.4%Flats
48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Falconbrook has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 2.1 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 470 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Falconbrook, and 400 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 303 m from the nearest school in Falconbrook and 213 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 455 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Falconbrook and 592 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Falconbrook and 90% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown.

7.6%Green space within 500 m
5.5%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
470Services within 15 min (median)
400Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
303 mNearest school (median)
213 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
455 mNearest tram or rail (median)
592 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
164Postcodes in flood risk areas
234Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
77.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 120 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Falconbrook 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.

120Recorded 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.

Falconbrook

Falconbrook is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 11,983 people in 5,051 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 31% below the Wandsworth median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below 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.

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