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Roehampton South & Putney Vale
Wandsworth 023 · 4 sub-areas · 8,186 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (73/100)Watch-out: Couples (33/100)Liveability 8/100 · Bottom 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Roehampton South & Putney Vale is a commuter neighbourhood within Wandsworth — train into London runs in around 28 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
8/100
Bottom 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
A snapshot of Roehampton South & Putney Vale
The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks and 2 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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.
Roehampton South & Putney Vale in Wandsworth
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- The median monthly rent across Roehampton South & Putney Vale is £2,593.
- How safe is Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- 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 28 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Roehampton South & Putney Vale, of which 47% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1491 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- The most common council tax band in Roehampton South & Putney Vale is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £951. Council tax is set by Wandsworth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Roehampton South & Putney Vale to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Roehampton South & Putney Vale to central London is approximately 28 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- 100% of premises in Roehampton South & Putney Vale are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale sits in IMD decile 3 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- 28% of households in Roehampton South & Putney Vale 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- The average property price across Wandsworth (the local authority covering Roehampton South & Putney Vale) 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale contains 4 local areas: Wandsworth 023A, Wandsworth 023B, Wandsworth 023C, Wandsworth 023D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Roehampton South & Putney Vale
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Roehampton South & Putney Vale 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale a safe place to live?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale has a safety score of 22/100. 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- 47% of schools within 2 km of Roehampton South & Putney Vale are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Roehampton South & Putney Vale?
- Public-transport commute time from Roehampton South & Putney Vale to central London is approximately 28 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Roehampton South & Putney Vale different from the rest of Wandsworth?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale 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 Roehampton South & Putney Vale rank in Wandsworth?
- Roehampton South & Putney Vale scores 8/100 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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