Upper Tooting
Wandsworth 032 · 4 sub-areas · 6,300 residents
Upper Tooting is a commuter neighbourhood within Wandsworth — train into London runs in around 16 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Upper Tooting?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 92 restaurants and 43 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Upper Tooting in Wandsworth
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Upper Tooting?
- The median monthly rent across Upper Tooting is £2,593.
- How safe is Upper Tooting?
- Upper Tooting 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 Upper Tooting?
- 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 16 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Upper Tooting?
- There are 32 schools within 2 km of Upper Tooting, of which 51% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 501 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Upper Tooting?
- The most common council tax band in Upper Tooting is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,065. Council tax is set by Wandsworth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Upper Tooting to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Upper Tooting to central London is approximately 16 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 Upper Tooting?
- 100% of premises in Upper Tooting are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Upper Tooting?
- Upper Tooting sits in IMD decile 7 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 Upper Tooting?
- 54% of households in Upper Tooting 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 Upper Tooting?
- The average property price across Wandsworth (the local authority covering Upper Tooting) 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 Upper Tooting 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 Upper Tooting?
- Upper Tooting contains 4 local areas: Wandsworth 032B, Wandsworth 032D, Wandsworth 032C, Wandsworth 032A.
Frequently asked about Upper Tooting
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Upper Tooting?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Upper Tooting 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 Upper Tooting a safe place to live?
- Upper Tooting has a safety score of 78/100. 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 Upper Tooting?
- 51% of schools within 2 km of Upper Tooting are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Upper Tooting?
- Public-transport commute time from Upper Tooting to central London is approximately 16 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Upper Tooting different from the rest of Wandsworth?
- Upper Tooting 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 Upper Tooting rank in Wandsworth?
- Upper Tooting scores 58/100 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.