Wandsworth
8 datasets are currently published for Wandsworth. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Wandsworth compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 60th of 361 (29.4 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 8th of 318 (£600,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 100th of 132 (17.0%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Wandsworth: 9,995, July 2026 (-4.4% year on year, from 10,455). 9,995 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (5,890, 59%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (2,780). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 25-49, 6% lower (5,890). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Wandsworth: 9,990, July 2026 (-4.4% year on year, from 10,450). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Wandsworth: 93.4, June 2026 (-5.1% year on year, from 98.4). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Wandsworth: £600,000, Q2 2026 (-16.3% year on year, from £716,700). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Wandsworth: 17.0%, 2024/25 (+0.4 percentage points year on year, from 16.6%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Wandsworth: 148, Q1 2026 (-16.9% year on year, from 178). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Wandsworth: 339,859, 2025 (+0.0% year on year, from 339,727). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Wandsworth: 759, 2025 (-7.3% year on year, from 819). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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