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Lavender Hill East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Lavender Hill East neighbourhood of Wandsworth, England (ONS area Wandsworth 005). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes SW11, SW4, SW8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SW11 5XP.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Wandsworth
Lavender Hill East is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Wandsworth (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £887,500 and flats for £530,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Wandsworth (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Queenstown Road (Battersea), is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£887,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£530,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -3% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.02; 0 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£73,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Lavender Hill East sits in Wandsworth
- Typical house price: 10th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 19th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth
- Average household income: joint 10th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Lavender Hill East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wandsworth, 1 the other way and 19 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Queenstown Road (Battersea) Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (930 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (8 to 31 min) and Weybridge (about 71 min).
- Clapham Common Underground station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school John Burns Primary School 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Harris Academy Battersea 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Lavender Hill East
What is the typical house price in Lavender Hill East?
£887,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
How does Lavender Hill East compare with the rest of Wandsworth?
Typical house price: 10th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 19th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth. Average household income: joint 10th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Wandsworth.
Is Lavender Hill East an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Lavender Hill East gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 0 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Lavender Hill East?
Queenstown Road (Battersea). Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (930 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (8 to 31 min) and Weybridge (about 71 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Lavender Hill East?
Nearest state primary school. John Burns Primary School. 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Harris Academy Battersea. 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.