Green space
Earlsfield is a particularly leafy area, with one of the perks of living here being the close proximity to green spaces. Wandsworth Council purchased Garratt Green in 1899 for just £110, securing the future of this lovely area for residents. There are also allotments at Garratt Park, tennis courts at King George’s Park, riverside walkways at The Spit; and of course, the wonderful expanse of land at Wandsworth Common. Here there are winding woodland paths connecting Earlsfield with Battersea, fishing lakes and a café.
Architecture and property
The area has a good mix of houses as well apartments catering for every type of buyer, from the first-time buyer, parents buying for children, buy-to-let investors and house buyers. The property is predominantly Victorian terrace houses and converted flats as well as modern developments, but there are also some slightly larger Edwardian terraces too. Popular addresses include Magdalen Road near Wandsworth Common; Wandsworth Common Or The Tonsley or Tilehurst Roadare 1930’s style properties; the houses of the Southfields Grid; and the Pulborough Triangle.
Why move to Earlsfield?
Both areas started to grow with the arrival of the railway line and train stations. In more recent years Earlsfield has changed hugely. There has been a steady flow of people moving into the area from Fulham, Battersea and Wimbledon, with both young professionals looking to buy their first home and young families looking for good primary schools as well as a sensibly priced house in the so-called ‘Nappy Valley’ part of London. Wandsworth as a whole has been subject to a huge amount of renovation with the Southside Centre being subject to a multimillion-pound refurbishment; there is the largest city centre Sainsbury’s and the old Ram Brewery site now developed into a residential and retail quarter with a pedestrianised area and regeneration of the river Wandle.
