Property Consultants in Barnes (SW13)

Barnes is a riverside village in south-west London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, with a medieval green and pond, Barnes Common and the London Wetland Centre close by. This page brings together official information about the area for anyone thinking of buying or selling a home in Barnes.

Property in Barnes

Barnes’s postcode district is SW13, and the local authority is the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The council’s Barnes Green Conservation Area Appraisal, adopted in February 2024, describes buildings from the 17th to the 21st centuries, with 18th and 19th-century houses on The Terrace, early 20th-century “London Flats” on Lonsdale Road, and residential streets that are mostly late 19th and early 20th-century brick terraces. It says suburban expansion from the 1890s replaced many large houses. It describes Barnes Green as a medieval green with a pond, with Barnes Common to the south, the Thames forming the western boundary and the riverside designated Metropolitan Open Land.

The council’s Barnes Village Planning Guidance, from December 2015, describes Victorian and Edwardian villas, rows of cottages and later terraces. It says Castelnau grew mainly in the mid-19th century after a toll bridge was permitted in 1824, that Westfield’s terraces date from the 1880s, and that there are also 1930s estates and 1960s and 1970s blocks. The council’s study of the Barnes Common and Mill Hill conservation areas, approved in 2002 and published in 2007, describes mostly Victorian and Edwardian buildings from about 1850 to 1914, including substantial two-storey Victorian villas on Vine Road and three-storey red-brick Edwardian townhouses on Ranelagh Avenue. It says Barnes station, from 1846, prompted development around the Common. These documents date from 2007 to 2024, so they show the area’s character rather than today’s market.

House prices in Barnes

The UK House Price Index, produced by the Office for National Statistics with HM Land Registry data, publishes figures by local authority rather than for Barnes alone. For July 2026, the latest month available, the average price in Richmond upon Thames was £803,000. That is 0.8% lower than the £810,000 recorded for July 2025. These are Richmond-wide figures, and estimates for the most recent months are provisional and may be revised.

By type of home, the July 2026 averages for Richmond upon Thames were:

• Detached: £1,815,000
• Semi-detached: £1,192,000
• Terraced: £916,000
• Flats and maisonettes: £487,000

An average across a whole borough cannot tell you what a particular home in Barnes is worth. Figures for each type of home rest on fewer sales, so they can move sharply from month to month. For individual sales, HM Land Registry’s Price Paid Data records residential property sales in England and Wales that have been submitted for registration, so the very latest sales may not yet be included.

Getting around

Barnes station, on Station Road (SW13 0HT), is served by South Western Railway in fare zone 3. South Western Railway lists 92 sheltered cycle spaces with CCTV and says car parking is not available at the station. National Rail lists step-free access, with lifts.

Barnes Bridge station, on The Terrace (SW13 0NP), is also in fare zone 3, with no car parking, 10 cycle spaces and no ticket office, and steps to both platforms, according to the operator. Journey times vary by service and time of day, so please check National Rail or South Western Railway for the train you want.

Things to know

• The London Wetland Centre, on Queen Elizabeth’s Walk (SW13 9WT), sits on four former Victorian reservoirs, according to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, which says it has Site of Special Scientific Interest status. The council describes 105 acres of open space managed by the Trust.
• The council describes Barnes Common as a statutory Local Nature Reserve, with acid grassland, trees and woodland, plus cricket and football pitches.
• The council’s conservation area appraisal describes Barnes Green as a medieval green with a pond, forming the focus of the village.

How Pim & Partners can help

I’m Pim Assen, founder of Pim & Partners, with over 20 years’ experience in property. I start by listening to your circumstances, then we agree a personal marketing plan, or simply have a conversation about what your home might sell for. Along the way I can call on a trusted team of solicitors, brokers and surveyors.

Tell us about your plans online, or call me on 07575 757007 for a conversation about buying or selling in Barnes and the surrounding area.

Nearby areas we cover: Putney, Mortlake, East Sheen and Wandsworth.

Sources: UK House Price Index, Richmond upon Thames (July 2026); GOV.UK, UK House Price Index for England (July 2026); HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; National Rail; South Western Railway; London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.