Flats to Rent in Wandsworth

Renting in Wandsworth

Wandsworth runs along the south bank of the Thames from Battersea and Nine Elms west through Wandsworth Town to Putney and Roehampton, and south through Clapham Junction, Earlsfield and Balham to Tooting. On the ONS measure in the table above, its average rent is above the London average. Council tax is the lowest in England: Band D is £1,020.35 in 2026/27 (£1,061.73 in the area that pays the Wimbledon and Putney Commons levy), against a London average of £2,068 (Wandsworth Council; MHCLG).

That may change. The council has written to residents about a possible large rise for 2027/28, which would take Band D to about £1,978; it is not decided, and the council expects to set the 2027/28 level in February and March 2027. If you are signing up to stay beyond April 2027, allow for it.

The neighbourhoods

Battersea and Nine Elms

Battersea Power Station has been converted into shops, restaurants, offices and flats, with new blocks around it, and Nine Elms, towards Vauxhall, is a new district of towers that includes the US Embassy. The Northern line extension opened Battersea Power Station station in 2021, along with Nine Elms station just over the boundary in Lambeth. Battersea Park, with its lake, Peace Pagoda and children's zoo, is on the river next to it. Rentals here are almost all new flats, many in buildings with gyms and concierges.

Clapham Junction and Northcote Road

Clapham Junction station, in Battersea despite its name, is one of Britain's busiest, with trains to Victoria, Waterloo and the south-west and the Overground's Mildmay and Windrush lines. South of it, Northcote Road has independent shops, restaurants and a street market, and the streets between Wandsworth Common and Clapham Common are Victorian terraces popular with families. Most rentals are flats in converted houses, and family houses.

Putney and Roehampton

Putney has a High Street running up from the river, rowing clubs along the Embankment where the Boat Race starts, and Putney Heath, part of the Wimbledon and Putney Commons, on its southern edge. Putney station has South Western Railway trains to Waterloo, and East Putney is on the District line; Putney Bridge station is across the river in Fulham. Roehampton, to the west, has the University of Roehampton, large post-war estates including the Alton Estate, and Richmond Park on its doorstep.

Wandsworth Town and Southfields

Wandsworth Town has a large shopping centre, Southside, the riverside around the mouth of the River Wandle, Old York Road's shops, and King George's and Wandsworth Parks. Wandsworth Town station has trains to Waterloo. Southfields, to the south, is on the District line, with streets of Edwardian terraces, and it is the station most people use for the Wimbledon Championships, so it is very busy for two weeks each summer.

Earlsfield

Earlsfield, along Garratt Lane in the Wandle valley, is a residential area of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with its own station on the line to Waterloo and a local high street. It is popular with families and quieter than Clapham Junction or Balham.

Balham and Tooting

Balham has the Northern line and Southern trains, Hildreth Street's market and a busy high street, with Tooting Bec Common to the south. Tooting, on the Northern line at Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway, has two covered markets, Tooting Market and Broadway Market, many South Asian restaurants and shops, St George's Hospital, and Tooting Bec Lido, one of the largest open-air pools in the country. Homes are mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces, many split into flats, and Tooting is usually where Wandsworth's rents are lowest.

Getting around

The Northern line serves Battersea Power Station, Clapham South, Balham, Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway (Nine Elms station is just over the boundary in Lambeth), and the District line serves East Putney and Southfields. South Western Railway trains run from Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Town, Putney, Earlsfield and several other stations to Waterloo, and Southern trains from Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common and Balham to Victoria. The Overground's Windrush and Mildmay lines start at Clapham Junction. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers river buses stop at Putney, Wandsworth Riverside Quarter and Battersea Power Station. Check a specific commute on the TfL Journey Planner before you sign.

Schools

State secondaries include Graveney School in Tooting (which selects part of its intake by ability), Burntwood School (girls), Ernest Bevin Academy (boys), Southfields Academy, Ark Putney Academy, Ark Bolingbroke Academy, Chestnut Grove Academy and St Cecilia's Church of England School. Emanuel School in Battersea is independent. Faith, selective and independent schools set their own admissions rules, and popular primaries can have small distance catchments, so read each school's admissions criteria and its latest Ofsted report before choosing a street for a school.

Parks and open space

Wandsworth has several large commons and parks: Battersea Park, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Bec and Tooting Graveney Commons, Putney Heath, part of Clapham Common, and King George's Park along the Wandle. Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common are just over the boundaries. The Thames Path follows the whole riverside.

Safety

Crime concentrates around the busiest stations and town centres, including Clapham Junction, Tooting and Balham, and around nightlife; residential streets are generally quieter. For a specific street, the police's crime map at police.uk shows reported crime month by month.

Who it suits

Wandsworth suits people who work in the City, the West End or near Victoria and Waterloo and want the Northern line or trains from Clapham Junction; people who want new flats with river views in Battersea; families who want Victorian houses near the commons in Earlsfield, Clapham Junction or Balham; and people who want Tooting's markets and restaurants. It suits people less well if they need the Tube in Putney or Wandsworth Town, where there is little of it, or want a quiet street near the busiest stations.

Useful links

Wandsworth Council: wandsworth.gov.uk (council tax, parking, school admissions)
Crime by street: police.uk
Journeys: tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey
Battersea Park: wandsworth.gov.uk/batterseapark

The listings above are homes and rooms advertised by their landlords in Wandsworth now. Check which line each one is near, and allow for the proposed council tax rise if you plan to stay beyond April 2027.