Neighbourhood · Wandsworth · London
Battersea Latchmere
Wandsworth 003 · 4 sub-areas · 8,082 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (89/100)Watch-out: Families (59/100)Liveability 43/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Battersea Latchmere is a commuter neighbourhood within Wandsworth — train into London runs in around 12 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Liveability
43/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Battersea Latchmere?
A snapshot of Battersea Latchmere
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 4 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 25 restaurants and 5 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,593 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Battersea Latchmere in Wandsworth
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Battersea Latchmere?
- The median monthly rent across Battersea Latchmere is £2,593.
- How safe is Battersea Latchmere?
- Battersea Latchmere has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Battersea Latchmere?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Battersea Latchmere?
- There are 27 schools within 2 km of Battersea Latchmere, of which 49% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 480 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Battersea Latchmere?
- The most common council tax band in Battersea Latchmere is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £988. Council tax is set by Wandsworth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Battersea Latchmere to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Battersea Latchmere to central London is approximately 12 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Battersea Latchmere?
- 100% of premises in Battersea Latchmere are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Battersea Latchmere?
- Battersea Latchmere sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Battersea Latchmere?
- 26% of households in Battersea Latchmere are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Battersea Latchmere?
- The average property price across Wandsworth (the local authority covering Battersea Latchmere) is approximately £678,034, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Battersea Latchmere a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.39 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £49,310.)
- Which local areas are part of Battersea Latchmere?
- Battersea Latchmere contains 4 local areas: Wandsworth 003B, Wandsworth 003C, Wandsworth 003A, Wandsworth 003D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Battersea Latchmere
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Battersea Latchmere?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Battersea Latchmere is £2,593. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Battersea Latchmere a safe place to live?
- Battersea Latchmere has a safety score of 67/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Battersea Latchmere?
- 49% of schools within 2 km of Battersea Latchmere are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Battersea Latchmere?
- Public-transport commute time from Battersea Latchmere to central London is approximately 12 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Battersea Latchmere different from the rest of Wandsworth?
- Battersea Latchmere contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Battersea Latchmere rank in Wandsworth?
- Battersea Latchmere scores 43/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Wandsworth, see the Cities table on the Wandsworth page.
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