Measured Building Surveys in Wandsworth

Which Wandsworth postcodes does this measured building survey service cover?

Every Wandsworth postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a measured building survey there. Wandsworth fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not measured building survey estimates.

How does a measured building survey differ street by street across Wandsworth?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Wandsworth streets, and each one changes what a measured building survey can achieve at that address.

• Roehampton (SW15) — a measured building survey in Roehampton starts from post-war estates, georgian villas, and Roehampton reads as Modernist post-war estates, Georgian fragments. Georgian houses here are rarely square in SW15. Wandsworth Council assesses Roehampton measured building surveys against its own Roehampton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Roehampton references Alton Estate.
• Clapham Junction (SW11) — a measured building survey in Clapham Junction starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Clapham Junction reads as Victorian terraces, transport hub. Victorian terraces here have settled and bowed in SW11. Wandsworth Council assesses Clapham Junction measured building surveys against its own Clapham Junction character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Clapham Junction references Clapham Junction station.
• Battersea (SW8, SW11) — measured building survey work in Battersea means victorian terraces, new-build apartments. Battersea is Victorian terraces, riverside regen at Power Station. Victorian terraces here have settled and bowed throughout SW8. Wandsworth Council decides the Battersea application, and Battersea Power Station anchors the Battersea location plan.
• Balham (SW12) — measured building survey work in Balham means victorian and edwardian terraces. Balham is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Victorian terraces here have settled and bowed throughout SW12. Wandsworth Council decides the Balham application, and Balham High Road anchors the Balham location plan.
• Tooting (SW17) — Edwardian terraces, vibrant high street defines Tooting, where edwardian terraces set what a measured building survey can do. Edwardian back additions here are often out of plumb across SW17. Any Tooting measured building survey is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Tooting Market the usual Tooting reference point on the site plan.
• Wandsworth Common (SW17, SW18) — Victorian villas around the common defines Wandsworth Common, where victorian villas and terraces set what a measured building survey can do. Victorian terraces here have settled and bowed across SW17. Any Wandsworth Common measured building survey is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Wandsworth Common the usual Wandsworth Common reference point on the site plan.
• Earlsfield (SW18) — measured building survey work in Earlsfield means victorian terraces. Earlsfield is Victorian terraced streets. Victorian terraces here have settled and bowed throughout SW18. Wandsworth Council decides the Earlsfield application, and Earlsfield station anchors the Earlsfield location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a measured building survey in Wandsworth?

How designation changes a Wandsworth measured building survey: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Tonsley, Magdalen Park, Nightingale Triangle. Inside any of them a Wandsworth measured building survey cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Clapham Common West sets the tone for Wandsworth casework.

Wandsworth and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. A measured building survey planned at a SW11 address is checked against that direction first; Wandsworth Council publishes the Wandsworth extent, and the SW11 line rarely follows the Wandsworth boundary you would expect.

Wandsworth housing stock: Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields. Family-oriented, high side-return extension and loft conversion rates; planning department experienced with Victorian terrace modifications. Read that before choosing a measured building survey route in Wandsworth — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Wandsworth Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a measured building survey on the edge of Wandsworth?

• Merton — cross the Wandsworth boundary and Merton Council takes the measured building survey instead, applying 28 conservation areas of its own around SW16. We re-price measured building surveys at the Wandsworth edge because Merton policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on measured building survey depth.
• Kingston upon Thames — cross the Wandsworth boundary and Kingston Council takes the measured building survey instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around KT1. We re-price measured building surveys at the Wandsworth edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on measured building survey depth.
• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining Wandsworth, with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A measured building survey on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Richmond Council, so the Wandsworth quote for measured building surveys is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a measured building survey a street from Wandsworth is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why measured building surveys priced for Wandsworth are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the Wandsworth address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Wandsworth measured building survey page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.