Information about Wandsworth

Population
327,506
Avg Annual Income
£62,828
Full Time Employees
40.32%
Average Age
36.48
Wandsworth Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Wandsworth is 327,506 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Wandsworth is 172,253, and the female population is 155,253. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 157,048, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 55,131. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (139,656), followed by No religion (118,543), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (80,186), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (38,272). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Wandsworth area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (132,043), while 26,906 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 171,346 adults have Level 3 education, while 18,895 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Wandsworth area are

  • Professional occupations (61870)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (37329), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (35827)

Age

The average age of people living in Wandsworth is 36 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (86123), Between 35 to 44 (53877), and Below 14 (51287). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Wandsworth has Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (75,671) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (68,994), and Small employers and own account workers (25,732). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Wandsworth over the years

Male Population of Wandsworth over the years
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Postcodes in Wandsworth

The postcode district SW, SWP are associated with the Wandsworth, and there are total 10 postcode areas (listed below). The Wandsworth has a total of 8006 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWandsworth
Ward

Balham

Battersea Park

East Putney

Falconbrook

Furzedown

Lavender

Nine Elms

Northcote

Roehampton

Shaftesbury & Queenstown

South Balham

Southfields

St Mary's

Thamesfield

Tooting Bec

Tooting Broadway

Trinity

Wandle

Wandsworth Common

Wandsworth Town

West Hill

West Putney

LTLA22
UTLA22Wandsworth
RegionLondon
CountryEngland