Lavender
vs Nine Elms

Lavender has the younger population: 34% of residents are aged 15–29, against 34% in Nine Elms. Homes in Nine Elms sold for a median of £1,016,850, 37% above Lavender. Lavender has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 9%).

Lavender

217 postcodes

Nine Elms

212 postcodes

Wandsworth

city average

People

Lavender has 13,040 residents in 5,706 households; Nine Elms has 5,649 in 2,944. Lavender has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 6%, 3.6 percentage points more than Nine Elms (Wandsworth: 10%). Nine Elms has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 10 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 30%).

13,040Residents (2021)

5,649Residents (2021)

327,506Residents (2021)

5,706Households

2,944Households

137,392Households

34.4%Aged 15–29

33.5%Aged 15–29

25.8%Aged 15–29

6.4%Aged 65 and over

2.8%Aged 65 and over

9.6%Aged 65 and over

27.9%Living alone

37.9%Living alone

29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Lavender (25%) and flats in Nine Elms (96%). Lavender has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 41%, 18.5 percentage points more than Nine Elms (Wandsworth: 43%). Nine Elms has the higher share of private renting: 59%, 12.9 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £740,000 in Lavender and £1,016,850 in Nine Elms, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£740,000Median sale price

£1,016,850Median sale price

£640,000Median sale price

41.1%Owner-occupied

22.6%Owner-occupied

42.5%Owner-occupied

46.0%Private renting

58.9%Private renting

36.3%Private renting

12.4%Social renting

11.2%Social renting

19.3%Social renting

0.6%Detached houses

0.2%Detached houses

2.2%Detached houses

2.9%Semi-detached houses

0.3%Semi-detached houses

7.0%Semi-detached houses

24.8%Terraced houses

0.5%Terraced houses

22.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

95.5%Flats

48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Lavender has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 1.2 percentage points more than Nine Elms (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 455 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lavender, and 465 in Nine Elms. The typical postcode is 410 m from the nearest school in Lavender and 430 m in Nine Elms. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lavender and 311 m in Nine Elms. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Lavender and 93% in Nine Elms.

10.2%Green space within 500 m

9.0%Green space within 500 m

11.6%Green space within 500 m

455Services within 15 min (median)

465Services within 15 min (median)

346Services within 15 min (median)

410 mNearest school (median)

430 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

619 mNearest tram or rail (median)

311 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

81Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas

93.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

92.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 177 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lavender and 248 in Nine Elms, 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.

177Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

248Recorded 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.

Lavender

Lavender is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 13,040 people in 5,706 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £740,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Wandsworth median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Wandsworth average.

Nine Elms

Nine Elms is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 5,649 people in 2,944 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £1,016,850 over the past two years, 59% above the Wandsworth median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Wandsworth average.

More comparisons.

Lavender and Nine Elms next to other wards of Wandsworth.

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Lavendervs Nine Elms