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Tooting Bec
vs Tooting Broadway

Tooting Broadway has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Tooting Bec. Homes in Tooting Bec sold for a median of £650,000, 24% above Tooting Broadway. Tooting Bec has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 3%).

Map of Wandsworth with Tooting Bec highlighted
Tooting Bec
233 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Tooting Broadway highlighted
Tooting Broadway
244 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
Wandsworth
city average

People

Tooting Bec has 17,485 residents in 6,834 households; Tooting Broadway has 17,543 in 7,116. Tooting Bec has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 2.7 percentage points more than Tooting Broadway (Wandsworth: 10%). Tooting Broadway has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.6 percentage points more than Tooting Bec (Wandsworth: 30%).

17,485Residents (2021)
17,543Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
6,834Households
7,116Households
137,392Households
29.3%Aged 15–29
30.1%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
10.8%Aged 65 and over
8.1%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
24.6%Living alone
27.2%Living alone
29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Tooting Bec (46%) and flats in Tooting Broadway (39%). Tooting Bec has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 46%, 9.9 percentage points more than Tooting Broadway (Wandsworth: 43%). Tooting Broadway has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 8.5 percentage points more than Tooting Bec (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £650,000 in Tooting Bec and £525,000 in Tooting Broadway, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£650,000Median sale price
£525,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
46.1%Owner-occupied
36.2%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
37.5%Private renting
46.0%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
15.3%Social renting
16.1%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
2.2%Detached houses
1.6%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
10.1%Semi-detached houses
6.4%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
46.3%Terraced houses
22.9%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
23.5%Flats
38.5%Flats
48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Tooting Bec has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 5.1 percentage points more than Tooting Broadway (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 357 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Tooting Bec, and 339 in Tooting Broadway. The typical postcode is 245 m from the nearest school in Tooting Bec and 252 m in Tooting Broadway. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Tooting Bec and 416 m in Tooting Broadway. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Tooting Bec and 93% in Tooting Broadway.

7.6%Green space within 500 m
2.5%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
357Services within 15 min (median)
339Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
245 mNearest school (median)
252 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
513 mNearest tram or rail (median)
416 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
20Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Tooting Bec and 155 in Tooting Broadway, 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.

75Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
155Recorded 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.

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.

Tooting Broadway

Tooting Broadway is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 17,543 people in 7,116 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £525,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Wandsworth median. On average 3% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 78% below the Wandsworth average.

More comparisons.

Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway next to other wards of Wandsworth.

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