Housing in SW11 2HW
What the homes in SW11 2HW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- York Gardens
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,208 (2024)
SW11 2HWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (93%). Flats make up 95.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
19.6% of households in the SW11 2HW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 8% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned19.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented26.2%20.5%
- Social rented51.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.5%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wandsworth
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wandsworth (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW11 2HW (York Gardens) (about 2,208 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.