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Buying a home in SW12, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.16mmost £901k–£1.36m
Houses per m²£9,564flats £8,187
Sold last year2372,006 in five years
Prices in Wandsworth-5.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW12 sold for £1,158,273 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £900,930 and £1,363,563, for about 109 m² of space. That is 38% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

237 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £400k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW12 0 (£9,112) and the most in SW12 8 (£9,969).

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 £5,282 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £232,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£521,223£444k–£769k49 m²21
2£714,070£625k–£816k71 m²101
3£1,158,273£901k–£1.36m109 m²288
4£1,395,727£1.22m–£1.58m140 m²226
5+£1,732,125£1.4m–£2.26m188 m²217

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£521k£714k£1.16m£1.4m£1.73m
Detached———£1.4m£2.6m
Semi-detached——£1.26m£1.48m£1.99m
Terraced£514k£697k£1.15m£1.39m£1.59m
Flats£400k£575k£672k£718k£801k

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

Price per m² across SW12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW12 0£9,112£8,135
SW12 8£9,969£8,097
SW12 9£9,196£8,373

Schools near SW12

Best state primary within 2 kmIqra Primary School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%26 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmAshcroft Technology Academy79.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%47 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SW4 London · 2 km3-bed house £980kSW17 London · 2 km3-bed house £832kSW2 London · 2 km3-bed house £848kSW11 London · 3 km3-bed house £1.16mSW18 London · 3 km3-bed house £1.1mSW16 London · 3 km3-bed house £620kSE24 London · 4 km3-bed house £983kSW9 London · 4 km3-bed house £919k

Questions about SW12

Is SW12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 38% 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 (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79.1% against 43.8%); 237 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 SW12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW12 sold for £1,158,273 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £900,930 and £1,363,563.

Is SW12 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW12 costs 38% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW12 each year?

237 homes sold in the last year and 2,006 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SW12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Iqra Primary School, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW12?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW4 (£980k, 2 km), SW17 (£832k, 2 km), SW2 (£848k, 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.