Area360 logo

Find postcode

Tooting East

Interactive map displaying Tooting East

About

Tooting East sits in the SW17 postal district of the London Borough of Wandsworth. The area is chiefly residential, with a grid of Victorian terraces and 20th-century council housing interspersed with short shopping parades on Upper Tooting Road and Mitcham Road. Local shops, grocers and independent cafes line the main streets; rows of brick railway arches host small workshops and food stalls. Community centres, primary schools and churches serve a densely settled neighbourhood; weekday markets and evening food vendors draw local trade along parts of the high street.

Transport links include Tooting Broadway station on the Northern line and numerous bus routes that provide direct links to central London and south London suburbs. Small green spaces and playgrounds are scattered through the ward and local walking routes follow side streets rather than major parks. Housing ranges from flats above shops to terraced houses, and recent developments have added purpose-built blocks near main roads. The area has a high proportion of independent traders, with long-standing tailors, halal butchers and specialist grocers serving nearby households.

Area overview

On average Tooting East has moderate deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 119 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 14.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Tooting East is £75,268 per year. There are 4 schools in Tooting East: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has excellent public transport connectivity. Tooting East is home to around 10,861 people, with a population density of about 14,606.0 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
119
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
14.9%
Connectivity
9/10

Area Profile

Tooting East Population
10,861
Population density
14,606 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
40.14(+29%)
Anti-social behaviour
35.63(+33%)
Shoplifting
25.23(+153%)
Other theft
14.64(+28%)
Theft from the person
12.61(+34%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,268
39.3%
Other White
1,387
12.77%
Pakistani
834
7.68%
Other Asian
689
6.34%
Indian
609
5.61%
Total population: 10,861

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
5,259
57.63%
No qualifications
1,164
12.76%
Level 3 (A level)
1,042
11.42%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
645
7.07%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
530
5.81%
Total 16+ residents: 9,125

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,807
40.87%
Owns with a mortgage
1,052
23.8%
Owns outright
699
15.81%
Other social rented
431
9.75%
Social rents from council
219
4.95%
Total households: 4,421

Property prices in Tooting East

Based on 118 recent sales, the median property price is £517,500 in Tooting East area, with individual transactions ranging from £130,915 up to £1,250,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Tooting East in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Tooting East over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced36£762,500
Detached1£1,204,000
Flats79£415,000
Semi-Detached2£692,500

10 years median price trend in Tooting East

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Tooting East.

All postcodes in Tooting East

SW179PD

Mitcham Road

SW179PP

Church Lane

SW179PZ

Rectory Lane

SW179RU

Gravenel Gardens

SW171GE

Longmead Road

SW178PW

Ashvale Road

SW179PA

Mitcham Road

SW179YR

Longmead Road

SW178PY

Longmead Road

SW179XL

Charlmont Road

SW170GU

Tooting High Street

SW170SP

Tooting High Street

SW178TJ

Vant Road

SW179AN

Himley Road

SW179LL

Longley Road

SW179NT

Mitcham Road

SW179QH

St Nicholas Glebe

SW179AH

Charlmont Road

SW179HL

Glasford Street

SW179LD

Longley Road

SW171DA

Longmead Road

SW178LD

Gassiot Road

SW179AB

Charlmont Road

SW179AS

Mellison Road

SW179RS

Nutwell Street

SW171JU

Tooting Broadway

SW178AR

Tooting Broadway

SW179QJ

Rectory Lane

SW170SN

Tooting High Street

SW178PP

Undine Street

SW178TQ

Dewey Street

SW179DE

Mitcham Road

SW179HB

Avarn Road

SW179HN

Glasford Street

SW179LE

Longley Road

SW179LQ

Longley Road

SW179SF

Bickersteth Road

SW179LT

Waterfall Terrace

SW171HW

Longmead Road

SW179JH

Mitcham Road

SW179PG

Mitcham Road

SW179SD

Sellincourt Road

SW178LE

Gassiot Road

SW179AG

Himley Road

SW179AT

Mellison Road

SW179HQ

Otterburn Street

SW179LF

Longley Road

SW179TS

Osborne Terrace

SW179TT

Rame Close

SW171FG

Longmead Road

SW178TA

Totterdown Street

SW178TW

Eswyn Road

SW179NN

Mitcham Road

SW179NX

St Benedicts Close

SW179PE

Mitcham Road

SW170SY

Tooting High Street

SW178PT

Valnay Street

SW178TE

Totterdown Street

SW178TH

Vant Road

SW179TU

Southview Close

SW179RT

Nutwell Street

SW179RZ

Sellincourt Road

SW179SX

Hawthorn Crescent

SW178TF

Vant Road

SW178TL

Eswyn Road

SW179AJ

Charlmont Road

SW179AQ

Himley Road

SW179AU

Mellison Road

SW179EA

Longley Road

SW179AW

Himley Road

SW179LS

Trevelyan Road

SW179SB

Sellincourt Road

SW170HA

Laurel Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.