Earlsfield
Neighbourhood · 12,615 residents
68Good
Good · better than 8 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Schools scores 82, well above the typical 60
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- Flood risk: 29% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 19, where 60 is typical
- Transport scores 39, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Earlsfield
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Earlsfield a good place to live?
Earlsfield scores 68/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (82).
It scores lowest on affordability (19) and transport (39).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Earlsfield in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Earlsfield
Earlsfield's streets are a mix of Victorian terraces and mansion blocks split into flats, the kind of place where you're as likely to pass someone in running gear heading to the common as someone hauling a pushchair up the station steps. It attracts a younger, professional crowd rather than an established family one — the median age here sits well below both the London and national norm, and the terraced houses that do come up tend to change hands at prices that would buy something considerably larger elsewhere.
The practical picture is straightforward: Earlsfield Rail Station anchors the area, and the trains from here are the whole reason most people move in. Schools carry real weight too — the area's overall schools grade is among the strongest in this analysis, and Anglo Portuguese School of London holds an Outstanding-adjacent "Good" rating, while Burntwood School handles the bulk of the secondary intake with solid, unspectacular progress scores. What's slightly at odds with the polish elsewhere is transport's more middling grade — one rail line and a modest spread of bus stops means that if that single station has a bad day, you feel it.
Housing here is dominated by leasehold flats — Earlsfield's property market is 147 flats against just 49 terraces in recent sales, with freeholds a minority position. A "For Sale" board on one of these streets is overwhelmingly likely to be advertising a two-bed conversion rather than a whole house, and the flat premium is stark against the national picture, though still a shade below the borough's own median. That leasehold-heavy, flat-heavy mix keeps the area within reach of professionals who'd be priced out of a full Wandsworth house, even as the overall price sits close to the borough average and comfortably above the London and national norm.