Lavender
vs Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Lavender has the younger population: 34% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Homes in Lavender sold for a median of £740,000, 12% above Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Lavender has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 6%).

Lavender

217 postcodes

Shaftesbury & Queenstown

308 postcodes

Wandsworth

city average

People

Lavender has 13,040 residents in 5,706 households; Shaftesbury & Queenstown has 15,588 in 6,835. Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 3.1 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 10%). Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.8 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 30%).

13,040Residents (2021)

15,588Residents (2021)

327,506Residents (2021)

5,706Households

6,835Households

137,392Households

34.4%Aged 15–29

29.3%Aged 15–29

25.8%Aged 15–29

6.4%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

9.6%Aged 65 and over

27.9%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Lavender (25%) and flats in Shaftesbury & Queenstown (48%). Lavender has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 41%, 11.7 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 43%). Lavender has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 14.3 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £740,000 in Lavender and £660,000 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£740,000Median sale price

£660,000Median sale price

£640,000Median sale price

41.1%Owner-occupied

29.4%Owner-occupied

42.5%Owner-occupied

46.0%Private renting

31.7%Private renting

36.3%Private renting

12.4%Social renting

37.5%Social renting

19.3%Social renting

0.6%Detached houses

1.5%Detached houses

2.2%Detached houses

2.9%Semi-detached houses

3.2%Semi-detached houses

7.0%Semi-detached houses

24.8%Terraced houses

27.5%Terraced houses

22.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

48.4%Flats

48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Lavender has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 4.7 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 455 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lavender, and 400 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 410 m from the nearest school in Lavender and 213 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lavender and 592 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Lavender and 90% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown.

10.2%Green space within 500 m

5.5%Green space within 500 m

11.6%Green space within 500 m

455Services within 15 min (median)

400Services within 15 min (median)

346Services within 15 min (median)

410 mNearest school (median)

213 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

619 mNearest tram or rail (median)

592 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

234Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas

93.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.2%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 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.

177Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Lavender and Shaftesbury & Queenstown next to other wards of Wandsworth.

Lavender vs Northcote Lavender vs Falconbrook Lavender vs St Mary's Shaftesbury & Queenstown vs Battersea Park Shaftesbury & Queenstown vs Nine Elms Shaftesbury & Queenstown vs Falconbrook All wards of Wandsworth

Lavendervs Shaftesbury & Queenstown