SW18 postcode area · Wandsworth

The SW18 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 21 to 93 across them. Every full SW18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SW18 district contains both ends of the scale: Merton Road at 94 out of 100 (#416 of 6,856 in England) against York Gardens at 22, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £419,000 in York Gardens to £959,700 in Kensington Gardens — a 2.3× gap within the SW18 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kensington and Chelsea, Merton and Wandsworth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£61,939a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied46%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW18 district

£625,000median home sold over the past year · -0.8% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 1,073 sales
Detached£2,300,000
Semi-detached£1,435,000
Terraced£1,266,538
Flat£520,000
Wandsworth£640,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Merton RoadWandsworth 41694 £765,750
Wandsworth CommonWandsworth 60191 £943,640
Southfields NorthWandsworth 61591 £750,000
Wimbledon Park & Durnsford RoadMerton 75289 £865,000
SpringfieldWandsworth 91087 £590,750
Putney Town & Wandsworth ParkWandsworth 1,22582 £600,000
Earlsfield NorthWandsworth 1,31481 £735,000
SummerstownWandsworth 1,32881 £720,000
East PutneyWandsworth 1,42479 £497,500
St Mary's & Cotton RowWandsworth 1,70575 £538,750
Clapham Junction & East HillWandsworth 1,86973 £617,500
Kensington GardensKensington and Chelsea 2,44564 £959,700
Earlsfield SouthWandsworth 2,88458 £615,000
Wandsworth SouthWandsworth 3,52249 £435,000
West Hill NorthWandsworth 4,83130 £420,000
York GardensWandsworth 5,37922 £419,000

People living in SW18 Census 2021

Residents147,429
Median age (est.)36
Density9,906per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above66%
No car or van47%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 44%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 20%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional20%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 11%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 71%Asian 11%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 38%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SW18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW18 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW18.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.