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Postcode · Lavender Hill East · Wandsworth · London

SW11 5AY

Part of Wandsworth 005B in Lavender Hill East.

SW11 5AY is a postcode in Lavender Hill East, Wandsworth that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £2,593 a month, up 4.2% on the year, with council tax in band E adding roughly £86/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (30th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

SW11 5AY in Wandsworth · nearest rail Queenstown Road (Battersea)

Median rent
£2,593
local area median
Council tax
£1,028
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
87/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Wandsworth 005B skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent24%Owner-occupied32%Social rent44%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household793
Single-person households32%
Couples with children13%
Lone-parent households15%
Age profile
Under 1816%18–3432%35–4920%50–6418%65+14%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health82%
Born in the UK67%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in SW11 5AY?

SW11 5AY sits inside Wandsworth 005B, part of the wider Lavender Hill East neighbourhood in Wandsworth. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £2,593/mo, up 4.2% on the year. Council tax is band E, costing roughly £97/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is SW11 5AY for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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