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Wandle
vs Wandsworth Common

Wandle has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Wandsworth Common. Homes in Wandsworth Common sold for a median of £690,000, 11% above Wandle. Wandsworth Common has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Wandsworth with Wandle highlighted
Wandle
181 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth with Wandsworth Common highlighted
Wandsworth Common
299 postcodes
Map of Wandsworth
Wandsworth
city average

People

Wandle has 10,581 residents in 4,370 households; Wandsworth Common has 17,735 in 7,004. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 8%). Wandsworth Common has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.6 percentage points more than Wandle (Wandsworth: 30%).

10,581Residents (2021)
17,735Residents (2021)
327,506Residents (2021)
4,370Households
7,004Households
137,392Households
25.2%Aged 15–29
22.7%Aged 15–29
25.8%Aged 15–29
7.9%Aged 65 and over
8.4%Aged 65 and over
9.6%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
29.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in Wandle and 39% in Wandsworth Common. Wandsworth Common has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 6.9 percentage points more than Wandle (Wandsworth: 43%). Wandle has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 5.5 percentage points more than Wandsworth Common (Wandsworth: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £621,000 in Wandle and £690,000 in Wandsworth Common, against £640,000 across Wandsworth.

£621,000Median sale price
£690,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
45.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
42.5%Owner-occupied
34.9%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
36.3%Private renting
17.7%Social renting
16.2%Social renting
19.3%Social renting
1.4%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
2.2%Detached houses
5.3%Semi-detached houses
13.5%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Terraced houses
28.4%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
30.1%Flats
38.5%Flats
48.1%Flats

Surroundings

Wandsworth Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 8.2 percentage points more than Wandle (Wandsworth: 12%). A typical postcode has 326 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Wandle, and 255 in Wandsworth Common. The typical postcode is 232 m from the nearest school in Wandle and 377 m in Wandsworth Common. The typical postcode is 723 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Wandle and 781 m in Wandsworth Common. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Wandle and 86% in Wandsworth Common.

9.8%Green space within 500 m
18.0%Green space within 500 m
11.6%Green space within 500 m
326Services within 15 min (median)
255Services within 15 min (median)
346Services within 15 min (median)
232 mNearest school (median)
377 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
723 mNearest tram or rail (median)
781 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87Postcodes in flood risk areas
76Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,194Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
86.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 73 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Wandle and 107 in Wandsworth Common, 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.

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
107Recorded 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.

Wandle

Wandle is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 10,581 people in 4,370 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £621,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wandsworth median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Wandsworth average.

Wandsworth Common

Wandsworth Common is one of 22 wards in Wandsworth, home to 17,735 people in 7,004 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £690,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Wandsworth median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% above the Wandsworth average.

More comparisons.

Wandle and Wandsworth Common next to other wards of Wandsworth.

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