Lavender
vs St Mary's
Lavender has the younger population: 34% of residents are aged 15–29, against 27% in St Mary's. Homes in Lavender sold for a median of £740,000, 35% above St Mary's. Lavender has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Lavender has 13,040 residents in 5,706 households; St Mary's has 14,634 in 7,021. St Mary's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2.4 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 10%). St Mary's has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 8.1 percentage points more than Lavender (Wandsworth: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Lavender (25%) and flats in St Mary's (77%). Lavender has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 41%, 3.3 percentage points more than St Mary's (Wandsworth: 43%). Lavender has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 3.9 percentage points more than St Mary's (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £740,000 in Lavender and £550,000 in St Mary's, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.
Surroundings
Lavender has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 3.5 percentage points more than St Mary's (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 455 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lavender, and 419 in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 410 m from the nearest school in Lavender and 311 m in St Mary's. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lavender and 688 m in St Mary's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Lavender and 86% in St Mary's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 177 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lavender 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.
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.
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.
Lavender and St Mary's next to other wards of Wandsworth.