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Is Battersea a good place to live? 2026 area guide

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Typical sold price
£762,500
Crime (latest month)
985/mo
Flood risk
Zone 3
Rental yield
4.1%

Is Battersea a good place to live and buy? On the official-data picture, the typical sold price is £762,500, 985 recorded crimes a month, flood risk is Zone 3, indicative gross rental yield is around 4.1%. Battersea and Clapham Junction, a high-turnover riverside market. Each figure below is fused from official UK government data across Battersea's 1 postcode area (SW11); open any card for the full breakdown and to check one exact address.

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A summary of each metric for Battersea, fused across its postcode areas from official UK data. Follow any card to the full breakdown, sources and the per-address checks.

Typical sold price£762,500

Across Battersea the typical (median) sold price is £762,500, aggregated from HM Land Registry data over 1 outcode (SW11).

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Crime (latest month)985/mo

data.police.uk recorded 985 crimes in the latest month across Battersea's 1 mapped outcode. Like any town, Battersea has safer and busier streets, so check the exact address.

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Flood riskZone 3

At least one part of Battersea falls in EA Flood Zone 3 (a higher-risk zone). Flood risk varies street by street, so check the exact address before you offer.

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Rental yield4.1%

The indicative gross rental yield across Battersea is about 4.1%: ONS mean rent against the HM Land Registry median price. Indicative and area-level, not address-specific.

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What are house prices like in Battersea?

Across Battersea the typical (median) sold price is £762,500, aggregated from HM Land Registry data over 1 outcode (SW11).

Is Battersea a safe place to live?

data.police.uk recorded 985 crimes in the latest month across Battersea's 1 mapped outcode. Like any town, Battersea has safer and busier streets, so check the exact address.

Is Battersea at risk of flooding?

At least one part of Battersea falls in EA Flood Zone 3 (a higher-risk zone). Flood risk varies street by street, so check the exact address before you offer.

What are the EPC ratings like in Battersea?

Across Battersea the modal EPC band is D, with 31.8% of sampled certificates at band C or above, based on the public MHCLG EPC register sampled across the town's postcodes.

A

None

B

2.9%

C

28.9%

D

51.8%

E

12.4%

F

2.6%

G

1.3%

What are the schools and transport like in Battersea?

School catchments and transport links vary street by street within Battersea. A full HouseCheckup property report shows the catchment-area schools for any address with their Ofsted history, plus the nearest stations and broadband speeds drawn from NaPTAN and Ofcom data. Search an address below for the property-level picture.

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Frequently asked questions about Battersea

Is Battersea a good place to live?

Is Battersea a good place to live and buy? On the official-data picture, the typical sold price is £762,500, 985 recorded crimes a month, flood risk is Zone 3, indicative gross rental yield is around 4.1%. Battersea and Clapham Junction, a high-turnover riverside market. Each figure below is fused from official UK government data across Battersea's 1 postcode area (SW11); open any card for the full breakdown and to check one exact address.

What is the average house price in Battersea?

Across Battersea the typical (median) sold price is £762,500, aggregated from HM Land Registry data over 1 outcode (SW11). See the Battersea sold-prices pages for the full recent-sales tables and local price trend.

Is Battersea a safe place to live, and is it at flood risk?

data.police.uk recorded 985 crimes in the latest month across Battersea's 1 mapped outcode. Like any town, Battersea has safer and busier streets, so check the exact address. At least one part of Battersea falls in EA Flood Zone 3 (a higher-risk zone). Flood risk varies street by street, so check the exact address before you offer. Both are area-level screens. Risk varies street by street, so check the exact address with the HouseCheckup tools.

What rental yield does Battersea achieve?

The indicative gross rental yield across Battersea is about 4.1%: ONS mean rent against the HM Land Registry median price. Indicative and area-level, not address-specific. See the rental-yield pages for the by-bedroom rent breakdown.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Rent data: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), April 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Flood data © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026 (OGL v3.0). Flood Re eligibility based on floodre.co.uk criteria is indicative only; insurers make final decisions. Contains Mining Remediation Authority data © Mining Remediation Authority, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026 (GeoClimate UKCP18 Open). Indicative Atlas of Radon. © Crown copyright UKHSA; contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI. Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses. Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales (MHCLG, OGL v3.0)