Wandsworth 038
Wandsworth 038 · 5 sub-areas · 11,326 residents
Wandsworth 038 is a commuter neighbourhood within Wandsworth — train into London runs in around 8 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; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wandsworth 038?
4 parks and 6 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 33 restaurants and 3 pubs in five minutes; 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; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wandsworth 038 in Wandsworth
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Wandsworth 038?
- The median monthly rent across Wandsworth 038 is £2,593.
- How safe is Wandsworth 038?
- Wandsworth 038 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 Wandsworth 038?
- 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Wandsworth 038?
- There are 39 schools within 2 km of Wandsworth 038, of which 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1021 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Wandsworth 038?
- The most common council tax band in Wandsworth 038 is F, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,441. Council tax is set by Wandsworth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Wandsworth 038 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Wandsworth 038 to central London is approximately 8 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 Wandsworth 038?
- 100% of premises in Wandsworth 038 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Wandsworth 038?
- Wandsworth 038 sits in IMD decile 8 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 Wandsworth 038?
- 23% of households in Wandsworth 038 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 Wandsworth 038?
- The average property price across Wandsworth (the local authority covering Wandsworth 038) 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 Wandsworth 038 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 Wandsworth 038?
- Wandsworth 038 contains 5 local areas: Wandsworth 038D, Wandsworth 038C, Wandsworth 038B, Wandsworth 038A, Wandsworth 038E.
Frequently asked about Wandsworth 038
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Wandsworth 038?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Wandsworth 038 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 Wandsworth 038 a safe place to live?
- Wandsworth 038 has a safety score of 13/100. 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 Wandsworth 038?
- 40% of schools within 2 km of Wandsworth 038 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Wandsworth 038?
- Public-transport commute time from Wandsworth 038 to central London is approximately 8 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Wandsworth 038 different from the rest of Wandsworth?
- Wandsworth 038 contains 5 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 Wandsworth 038 rank in Wandsworth?
- Wandsworth 038 scores 6/100 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.