FETCHED 04 OCT 2026 · 08:12 UTC
Nine places we listened
Worth hearing
within 3 km of this propertyJim Sturgess and Hannah Waddingham were born here.
Wandsworth is a district of South London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Source: Wikipedia ↗
Facts from public records (Wikidata). Each name and place links to its source. This isn’t a rating — just the good stuff.
Flight path & noise
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Under a Heathrow arrivals path
DEFRA's airport-noise map puts the house inside the 55–60 dB Lden band for Heathrow: moderate aircraft noise, averaged over the day. On westerly days you'll hear arrivals overhead from early morning.
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Road noise is unremarkable
DEFRA's road-noise map puts the front of the house at 58 dB Lden, well under the 65 dB we flag. Rooms at the back will be quieter still.
Environmental & ground risk
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Flood Zone 2, 180m from a main river
The Environment Agency places the house in Flood Zone 2 (medium probability of river flooding: between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 100 each year). A statutory main river runs 180m away. Ask the seller whether the house has ever flooded or claimed on insurance, and get a buildings-insurance quote before you offer.
Outside the coalfield, lowest radon band
The Coal Authority places the house outside any coal-mining reporting area, and UKHSA radon mapping puts it in the lowest band (under 1% of homes above the action level).
Nearest old landfill is 640m away
The EA's historic landfill register shows the closest closed site 640m away. That's far enough to fall outside any typical contaminated-land search buffer.
Sewage, water & waste
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Three sewage discharge points within 500m
The EA's register of consented discharges lists three outfalls within 500m, which is enough for us to flag it. Worth knowing if you fancied the river walk.
The nearest storm overflow spilled for 412 hours last year
Event Duration Monitoring shows the nearest storm overflow spilled for 412 hours across 81 events in 2025. Lovely river; maybe skip the paddling.
Schools, nurseries & family services
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Two Outstanding primaries within 1km
Ofsted rates two state primaries within 1km Outstanding at their latest inspections. Check each school's admissions distance for the last three years before you count on a place.
The nearest GP is taking new patients
NHS GP capacity data shows the nearest practice, 600m away, is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Local services & council health
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Council tax band E
The VOA lists the house in council tax band E, and the listing doesn't mention it. Check the borough's current band E charge before you budget.
Full-fibre broadband available
Ofcom's Connected Nations data shows full-fibre (gigabit) broadband at this address. Working from home: sorted.
The property itself
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EPC band D, with a B possible
The EPC register rates the house D (62/100), with a potential B after loft and wall insulation, a heat pump and solar. Budget for the gap: the certificate's own estimate is about £840 a year more in running costs than at band B.
Last sold for £540,000 in 2019
HM Land Registry shows a sale at £540,000 in March 2019. The £625,000 asking price is 15.7% more, seven years on.
Not listed, not in a conservation area
Historic England shows no listing and no conservation area here, so you have normal permitted-development rights for a loft or rear extension.
Neighbours & street
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Live planning application for a 6-bed HMO next door
Application 2026/0432, two doors along, asks to convert a family house into a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation. It's undecided. You can still comment on it; the agent may not mention it.
71 crimes per 1,000 residents last year
Police.uk records 71 crimes per 1,000 residents in the last 12 months for this neighbourhood, short of the level we flag. Mostly vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Transport, commute & life cost
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Rail station 450m, park 300m
NaPTAN puts the nearest rail station a 6-minute walk away, and OS Open Greenspace has a public park 300m from the front door.
Agent language decoder
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“Much-loved family home”
Usually means nobody has touched the kitchen or the wiring in a while. Fits the EPC: band D, with an original boiler listed on the certificate. Ask when the house was last rewired.
The honest summary
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Three things to ask before you offer
(1) Has the house ever flooded, and what does buildings insurance cost? (2) What do the three nearby sewage outfalls mean for the river at the end of the road? (3) What's happening with the HMO application two doors along?
Sources for this report
66We consult up to 66 official sources per address. On this report we reached 55 of 66 (83%).