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Furzedown
vs Tooting Bec

Tooting Bec has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Furzedown. Homes in Tooting Bec sold for a median of £650,000, 32% above Furzedown. Furzedown has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Wandsworth with Furzedown highlighted
Furzedown
239 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Tooting Bec highlighted
Tooting Bec
233 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
Wandsworth
city average

People

Furzedown has 17,284 residents in 6,523 households; Tooting Bec has 17,485 in 6,834. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (11% and 11%). Furzedown has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.5 percentage points more than Tooting Bec (Wandsworth: 30%).

17,284Residents (2021)
17,485Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
6,523Households
6,834Households
137,392Households
21.8%Aged 15–29
29.3%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
11.2%Aged 65 and over
10.8%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Living alone
24.6%Living alone
29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Furzedown and 46% in Tooting Bec. Furzedown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 3.6 percentage points more than Tooting Bec (Wandsworth: 43%). Tooting Bec has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 6.8 percentage points more than Furzedown (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £493,750 in Furzedown and £650,000 in Tooting Bec, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£493,750Median sale price
£650,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
49.7%Owner-occupied
46.1%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
30.7%Private renting
37.5%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
18.5%Social renting
15.3%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
3.2%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
13.1%Semi-detached houses
10.1%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
32.2%Terraced houses
46.3%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
31.1%Flats
23.5%Flats
48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Furzedown has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2.2 percentage points more than Tooting Bec (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 156 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Furzedown, and 357 in Tooting Bec. The typical postcode is 357 m from the nearest school in Furzedown and 245 m in Tooting Bec. The typical postcode is 725 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Furzedown and 513 m in Tooting Bec. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Furzedown and 97% in Tooting Bec.

9.8%Green space within 500 m
7.6%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
156Services within 15 min (median)
357Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
357 mNearest school (median)
245 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
725 mNearest tram or rail (median)
513 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 74 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Furzedown and 75 in Tooting Bec, 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.

74Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
75Recorded 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.

Furzedown

Furzedown is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 17,284 people in 6,523 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £493,750 over the past two years, 23% below the Wandsworth median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Wandsworth average.

Tooting Bec

Tooting Bec is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 17,485 people in 6,834 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wandsworth median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Wandsworth average.

More comparisons.

Furzedown and Tooting Bec next to other wards of Wandsworth.

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