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Wandsworth
Local Authority · London, England · population ~330k · 81 state-funded schools
High pay, high prices. Wandsworth offers median weekly earnings among the highest in London at £1,016.60, but this is dwarfed by its housing costs. A median house price of £632,501 is 12 times annual pay, and monthly rent consumes a steep 58.9% of gross median earnings, both among the highest in the capital. While council tax is the lowest in London and recorded crime rates are below the London median, this is a borough for those who can afford to live here, not those seeking affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Wandsworth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£52,863/yr
Very high
Better than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£632,501
Very expensive
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,593/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,028/yr
Cheapest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Crime
76.6/1k
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.6
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
97.5%
Very strong
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
81 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
78 of 80 (97.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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81 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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