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Nine Elms
vs Shaftesbury & Queenstown

Nine Elms has the younger population: 34% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Homes in Nine Elms sold for a median of £1,016,850, 54% above Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Nine Elms has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Wandsworth with Nine Elms highlighted
Nine Elms
212 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Shaftesbury & Queenstown highlighted
Shaftesbury & Queenstown
308 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
Wandsworth
city average

People

Nine Elms has 5,649 residents in 2,944 households; Shaftesbury & Queenstown has 15,588 in 6,835. Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 6.7 percentage points more than Nine Elms (Wandsworth: 10%). Nine Elms has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 7.2 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 30%).

5,649Residents (2021)
15,588Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
2,944Households
6,835Households
137,392Households
33.5%Aged 15–29
29.3%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
2.8%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
37.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone
29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 96% of homes in Nine Elms and 48% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Shaftesbury & Queenstown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 29%, 6.8 percentage points more than Nine Elms (Wandsworth: 43%). Nine Elms has the higher share of private renting: 59%, 27.2 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £1,016,850 in Nine Elms and £660,000 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£1,016,850Median sale price
£660,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
22.6%Owner-occupied
29.4%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
58.9%Private renting
31.7%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
11.2%Social renting
37.5%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
0.2%Detached houses
1.5%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
0.3%Semi-detached houses
3.2%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
0.5%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
95.5%Flats
48.4%Flats
48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Nine Elms has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 3.5 percentage points more than Shaftesbury & Queenstown (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 465 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Nine Elms, and 400 in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 430 m from the nearest school in Nine Elms and 213 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. The typical postcode is 311 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Nine Elms and 592 m in Shaftesbury & Queenstown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Nine Elms and 90% in Shaftesbury & Queenstown.

9.0%Green space within 500 m
5.5%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
465Services within 15 min (median)
400Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
430 mNearest school (median)
213 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
311 mNearest tram or rail (median)
592 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
81Postcodes in flood risk areas
234Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

248Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Nine Elms and Shaftesbury & Queenstown next to other wards of Wandsworth.

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