Single men could have better luck finding a partner in one south London borough than anywhere else in the country.
This is because Wandsworth has 33 per cent more women in their 20s than males - the highest ratio in Britain.
The riverside town and neighbouring borough Lambeth are among the most gender-skewed areas in the country towards women, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Of the area's 61,373 twenty-somethings, 35,015 are female, and only 26,358 male.
Single men could have better luck finding a partner in Wandsworth than anywhere else in the country. The south London borough has 33 per cent more women in their 20s than males - the highest ratio in Britain
Lambeth has a smaller but still significant disparity of 19 per cent, while Hackney in east London has a 10 per cent difference.
Outside of the capital only the Isles of Scilly comes close with 28 per cent more women in their 20s - although there are only 145 of them on the Cornish islands.
There may be several reasons why Wandsworth has proven such a popular spot for women to live.
'I think boys are happier to live in a s***hole,' singleton Charlotte Chapman, 23, told The Times. 'The quality of housing here is much better than in other parts of London.'
Riverside Wandsworth and neighbouring borough Lambeth are among the most gender-skewed areas in the country towards women, ac cording to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Pictured: Apartments at Battersea Power Station
Another single women agreed, saying while Wandsworth felt more 'villagey', men were more likely to factor in proximity to work and the pub which
