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Putney Embankment & Lower Common

Middle area

North west Wandsworth. 8,255 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Putney Embankment & Lower Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£1,050,000
Joint 41st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,356
Joint 2,953rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Putney Embankment & Lower Common

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Putney Embankment & Lower Common at a rate of 78.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Wandsworth.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Vehicle crime150
Other crime143
Violence and sexual offences110
Anti-social behaviour104
Burglary42
Drug offences34
Shoplifting19
Theft from the person19
Criminal damage and arson14
Robbery11

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Putney Embankment & Lower Common compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Putney Embankment & Lower CommonMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Wandsworth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from £390,000 to £1,560,125. The middle area is £615,000. Putney Embankment & Lower Common is £1,050,000.
£1,050,0002nd most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Wandsworth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 6,100 to 12,843. The middle area is 8,316. Putney Embankment & Lower Common is 8,356.
8,35619th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Wandsworth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Putney Embankment & Lower Common is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Wandsworth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 63.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.3%. Putney Embankment & Lower Common is 87.6%.
87.6%10th lowest

Is Putney Embankment & Lower Common safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Putney Embankment & Lower Common at a rate of 78.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Wandsworth.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Putney Embankment & Lower Common.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were vehicle crime (150), other crime (143) and violence and sexual offences (110).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wandsworth

These figures are published for the whole of Wandsworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wandsworth and not Putney Embankment & Lower Common alone. See Wandsworth

Average house price
£694,210
Down 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£54,584
3rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.7×
Joint 14th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Putney Embankment & Lower Common in brief

The median price paid for a home in Putney Embankment & Lower Common was £1,050,000 in 2025.

Putney Embankment & Lower Common had 8,356 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Putney Embankment & Lower Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Putney Embankment & Lower Common, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.