Buying a home in SW18, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.1mmost £918k–£1.28m
Houses per m²£9,416flats £7,939
Sold last year5834,233 in five years
Prices in Wandsworth-5.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW18 sold for £1,101,138 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £917,748 and £1,282,253, for about 105 m² of space. That is 31% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

583 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 £358k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW18 2 (£9,266) and the most in SW18 1 (£9,764).

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 £5,021 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £220,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW18 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£513,473£464k–£715k52 m²27
2£678,766£577k–£858k70 m²208
3£1,101,138£918k–£1.28m105 m²734
4£1,294,755£1.17m–£1.46m135 m²470
5+£1,576,000£1.31m–£2.17m175 m²373

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£513k£679k£1.1m£1.29m£1.58m
Detached——£1.44m£1.57m£2.38m
Semi-detached—£715k£1.12m£1.39m£2.22m
Terraced£489k£678k£1.09m£1.29m£1.42m
Flats£358k£502k£624k£712k£813k

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

Price per m² across SW18

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW18 1£9,764£8,116
SW18 2£9,266£7,908
SW18 3£9,553£7,823
SW18 4£9,401£7,826
SW18 5£9,346£7,792

Schools near SW18

Best state primary within 2 kmSheringdale Primary School95% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%20 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%35 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SW18

Is SW18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 31% 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 (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 583 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 SW18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW18 sold for £1,101,138 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £917,748 and £1,282,253.

Is SW18 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW18 costs 31% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW18 each year?

583 homes sold in the last year and 4,233 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 SW18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sheringdale Primary School, where 95% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW18?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW17 (£832k, 3 km), SW4 (£980k, 4 km), SW2 (£848k, 5 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.