Neighbourhood · Wandsworth · London
York Gardens
Wandsworth 007 · 4 sub-areas · 8,241 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (88/100)Watch-out: Families (49/100)Liveability 34/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
York Gardens is a commuter neighbourhood within Wandsworth — train into London runs in around 6 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
34/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in York Gardens?
A snapshot of York Gardens
4 parks and 8 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 40 restaurants and 1 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.
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in York Gardens?
- The median monthly rent across York Gardens is £2,593.
- How safe is York Gardens?
- York Gardens 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 York Gardens?
- 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 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near York Gardens?
- There are 29 schools within 2 km of York Gardens, of which 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1228 m away.
- What is the council tax band in York Gardens?
- The most common council tax band in York Gardens is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £896. Council tax is set by Wandsworth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from York Gardens to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from York Gardens to central London is approximately 6 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 York Gardens?
- 100% of premises in York Gardens are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of York Gardens?
- York Gardens 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 York Gardens?
- 21% of households in York Gardens 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 York Gardens?
- The average property price across Wandsworth (the local authority covering York Gardens) 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 York Gardens 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 York Gardens?
- York Gardens contains 4 local areas: Wandsworth 007B, Wandsworth 007D, Wandsworth 007C, Wandsworth 007A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about York Gardens
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in York Gardens?
- The estimated median monthly rent in York Gardens 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 York Gardens a safe place to live?
- York Gardens has a safety score of 42/100. 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 York Gardens?
- 45% of schools within 2 km of York Gardens are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from York Gardens?
- Public-transport commute time from York Gardens to central London is approximately 6 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is York Gardens different from the rest of Wandsworth?
- York Gardens 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 York Gardens rank in Wandsworth?
- York Gardens scores 34/100 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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