Wandsworth: the market in figures
Wandsworth is an area where the change since 2016 is a fall. Prices were £699,646 in 2016 and are £694,210 now, a change of 0.8% downward, or £5,436 less. In between the series zigzags: a peak of £748,014 in 2022, a low of £676,714 in 2019, and alternating years of gains and losses. The 8.2% rise of 2022 was followed by a 6.7% fall in 2023 and a 5.5% rise in 2024. The newest annual reading is a fall of 5.3%, against 2.2% for London overall.
Even so, Wandsworth is placed 5th of 135 covered areas, and within London it is also 5th of 13, with the capital's own average at £554,430. That puts it 25.2% above London and 154.3% above the UK average of £273,037. Neighbouring areas vary in both directions. Hammersmith and Fulham, 4 km away, comes in at £754,825, which puts it 8.7% higher. Kensington and Chelsea averages £1,204,072, 73.4% more, and fell 13.8% over the year. Merton, at £623,791, is 10.1% lower, and Lambeth, at £540,198, is 22.2% lower. The yearly readings since 2017 read like a seesaw: up 3.9% for 2017, then down 4.4% for 2018 and 2.6% for 2019, up 3.4% for 2020, and down 1.2% in 2021, then 0.4% in 2025. In 2024 the figure stood at £735,934, and 2025 came in at £733,337.
Types are far apart. A detached house averages £2,517,820 and a semi-detached £1,364,059, against £986,873 for a terraced home and £532,028 for a flat. Detached against flat is £1,985,792 apart, or 373.2%. A first purchase averages £585,383, 15.7% below the all-buyer figure. Over the same year Hammersmith and Fulham fell 5.1% and Lambeth 6.5%, whereas Merton rose 0.1%, so London neighbours moved differently.
Purchase tax is a sizeable cost here. On a purchase at £694,210 the SDLT bill is £24,711, a charge of 3.6% on the price, and the first-time buyer owes the same £24,711. An additional property attracts £59,421. The HM Land Registry fee is £295. There were 4,402 sales in the year ending May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Wandsworth
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (4 of 5 trades filled in Wandsworth). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Grand Estates | 4.2 | 124 | 58 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Emin Read Solicitors | 4.7 | 23 | 65 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | SW17 Surveyors Ltd | 4.8 | 26 | 69 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | SW17 Surveyors Ltd | 4.8 | 26 | 69 | Partial | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Wandsworth?
The average price of a home in Wandsworth was £694,210 in August 2026, -5.3% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Wandsworth?
The average price in Wandsworth went from £699,646 in August 2016 to £694,210 in August 2026, a change of -0.8%; -5.3% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Wandsworth?
On £694,210, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £24,711 for a home mover, £24,711 for a first-time buyer and £59,421 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Wandsworth?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Wandsworth expensive?
Wandsworth ranks 5th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | London |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,517,820 | £1,164,439 |
| Semi-detached | £1,364,059 | £730,580 |
| Terraced | £986,873 | £648,650 |
| Flat or maisonette | £532,028 | £427,310 |
| All types | £694,210 | £554,430 |
| First-time buyers | £585,383 | £473,051 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £699,646 | — |
| 2017 | £727,208 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | £695,094 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | £676,714 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | £699,768 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | £691,024 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | £748,014 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | £697,539 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | £735,934 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | £733,337 | -0.4% |
| 2026 | £694,210 | -5.3% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).