Buying a home in SW11, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.16mmost £921k–£1.44m
Houses per m²£10,194flats £9,297
Sold last year4583,664 in five years
Prices in Wandsworth-5.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW11 sold for £1,164,754 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £920,774 and £1,436,805, for about 111 m² of space. That is 39% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

458 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £396k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW11 2 (£9,086) and the most in SW11 4 (£11,326).

Across Wandsworth, prices are down 5.5% on a year ago and up 1.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,810 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £5,311 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £233,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£637,398£388k–£819k50 m²20
2£841,118£704k–£949k73 m²225
3£1,164,754£921k–£1.44m111 m²483
4£1,540,140£1.29m–£1.81m144 m²377
5+£1,849,952£1.55m–£2.27m180 m²315

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£637k£841k£1.16m£1.54m£1.85m
Detached——£1.69m£3.51m£3.33m
Semi-detached—£756k£1.47m£1.86m£2.11m
Terraced£585k£850k£1.1m£1.52m£1.8m
Flats£396k£564k£680k£817k£1.2m

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SW11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW11 1£9,717£8,872
SW11 2£9,086£7,439
SW11 3£10,683£7,856
SW11 4£11,326£10,887
SW11 5£10,050£7,832
SW11 6£10,462£9,314
SW11 7—£11,585
SW11 8—£12,481

Schools near SW11

Best state primary within 2 kmJohn Burns Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%51 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SW11

Is SW11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 39% more than across London; prices in Wandsworth are down 5.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 458 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SW11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW11 sold for £1,164,754 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £920,774 and £1,436,805.

Is SW11 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW11 costs 39% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW11 each year?

458 homes sold in the last year and 3,664 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SW11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is John Burns Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW11?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW4 (£980k, 2 km), SW8 (£982k, 2 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.