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Housing in SW11 5JX

What the homes in SW11 5JX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lavender Hill West & Little India
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.4%). Flats make up 51.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW11 5JXEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached3.5%31.5%
Terraced43.4%23%
Purpose-built flat17.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house29.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.1% of households in the SW11 5JX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

SW11 5JX
42%
39%
19%
England
  • Owned42.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented38.6%20.5%
  • Social rented18.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW11 5JXEngland
Owned outright20%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association14.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW11 5JXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (25.5%). 15.7% of households include dependent children.

SW11 5JXEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households25.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

WandsworthEngland
All homes£2,632£1,459
One bedroom£1,938£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,463£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,810£1,489
Four or more£3,818£2,161
Detached£2,844£1,640
Semi-detached£3,357£1,449
Terraced£3,138£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,335£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW11 5JX (Lavender Hill West & Little India) (about 1,908 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.

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