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Nine Elms
Wandsworth, London
PocketsNine Elms (Wandsworth Road · east · River Thames · south-east)
Nine Elms covers the new river-facing zone between Vauxhall and Battersea, one of the most intensively redeveloped wards in London. The single listed building is the Grade II* Battersea Power Station, built in two phases between 1929 and 1941 to the designs of J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott, which reopened to the public in October 2022 after nearly forty years of closure. The Northern line extension delivered two new stations in September 2021 — Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station — transforming access. Ten outstanding schools lie within reach and the food-and-drink count reflects the new riverside scene. The drawbacks are sharp: green cover within the ward is essentially nil at under two hectares, with Riverside Gardens the only named space; safety readings are well below the London average, driven by busy footfall around the Power Station and the US Embassy; air quality is poor thanks to Nine Elms Lane and the Vauxhall approach; and heritage texture beyond the Power Station is essentially nonexistent.
- Strongest65Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong55Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out9Heritage
Little listed-building or conservation-area presence
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 1.3% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Riverside Gardens (0.1 hectares)
- 275 open venues (147 food and drink, 128 other)
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Battersea Power Station was built in two phases between 1929 and 1941 to designs by J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott, and reopened to the public on 14 October 2022 after nearly forty years of closure.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
55Better than 66% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability5
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)83
- Activity (turnover)76
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Nine Elms: 61 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
26Better than 9% of London
- Personal safety23
- Property crime26
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
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Connectivity
54Better than 67% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
33Better than 25% of London
- Air quality15
- Quietness60
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
50Better than 92% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining71
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation36
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)75
275 open venues nearby — 147 food & drink, 128 other.
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Education
54Better than 55% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools58
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
Heritage
9Better than 24% of London
1 listed building · 1% under a conservation area
- Battersea Power StationGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
65Better than 56% of London
- Green spaces69
- Waterways85
Largest green space: Riverside Gardens (0 ha). ~2 ha of green space in total.
Area development
34Better than 98% of London
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- Is Nine Elms safe?
- Nine Elms scores 26 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Nine Elms a good place to live?
- Nine Elms scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (65) and property prices & growth (55); its weakest is heritage (9). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Nine Elms?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Nine Elms 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 54 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Nine Elms expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Nine Elms is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 1/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Nine Elms?
- Nine Elms scores 54 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 5 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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