SW11 · Wandsworth · Zone 2
Renting in Battersea
What it costs to rent in Battersea (SW11), how you get around and what the area is like, from 316 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,550 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £4,070 a month
- Homes to rent
- 316
Rents
What renting in Battersea costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
Studio
£2,629 a month
16 homes · 50% above London
1 bedroom
£2,550 a month
55 homes · middle half £2,100 to £3,400 · 19% above London
2 bedrooms
£4,070 a month
172 homes · middle half £3,238 to £4,642 · 48% above London
3 bedrooms
£6,154 a month
53 homes · middle half £5,000 to £7,735 · 64% above London
4+ bedrooms
£7,725 a month
20 homes · middle half £5,438 to £9,238 · 29% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £2,629 | Not enough homes yet | 16 | 50% above |
| 1 bedroom | £2,550 | £2,100 to £3,400 | 55 | 19% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,070 | £3,238 to £4,642 | 172 | 48% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £6,154 | £5,000 to £7,735 | 53 | 64% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £7,725 | £5,438 to £9,238 | 20 | 29% above |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Battersea's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Overground
Clapham Junction
9 min walk · nearest for 118 homes
Underground
Nine Elms
4 min walk · nearest for 80 homes
Underground
Battersea Power Station
6 min walk · nearest for 71 homes
Overground
Imperial Wharf Stn / Chelsea Harbour
9 min walk · nearest for 22 homes
Schools
Schools in SW11
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW11 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
10
open schools
7 of the 7 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
4
open schools
None has a graded Ofsted judgement yet.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW11
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 20.8 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.3 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames from Battersea Bridge to Wandsworth Bridge flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in SW11, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour28%
- Violence and sexual offences24%
- Vehicle crime10%
- Other theft9%
Nearby
More London neighbourhoods
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.