Wandsworth: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£2,495,892

Semi-detached

£1,345,411

Terraced

£970,844

Flat or maisonette

£526,813

First-time buyers

£578,738

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  261,976 in 1991 → 337,655 in 2024 (+28.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £323,066 in 2005 → £686,076 in 2026 (+112.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £619 in 2008 → £916 in 2025 (+48.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.7% in 2004 → 83.9% in 2023 (+10.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.6% in 2001 → 4.1% in 2025 (+57.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £13,909 in 1997 → £49,715 in 2024 (+257.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Wandsworth; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£916 (April 2025) · 2nd highest of 359
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills85.9% (2023) · 5th highest of 348
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£49,715 (2024) · 8th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.3 t per person (2024) · 9th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing11.6× earnings (April 2025) · 294th lowest of 316
• Job density · Economy & work0.59 jobs per resident (2024) · 315th highest of 350
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.1% (2025) · 278th lowest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 275th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.8 years · England 80.0 · 39th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.2 years · England 83.8 · 22nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.8 years · England 60.9 · 26th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.8 years · England 61.3 · 32nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)284.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 38th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.5% · England 10.4 · 37th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)51.3% · England 64.6 · 7th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)73.1% · England 68.3 · 13th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)52.7 score · England 46.0 · 12th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.0% · England 5.8 · 20th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.6% · England 19.8 · 26th lowest of 153