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Housing in SW11 9HL

What the homes in SW11 9HL 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
2,131 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (43.2%). Flats make up 60.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW11 9HLEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.2%31.5%
Terraced36.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house43.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.4% of households in the SW11 9HL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.

SW11 9HL
48%
46%
England
  • Owned48.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented46.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW11 9HLEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW11 9HLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (27.3%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

SW11 9HLEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%12.8%
Couple, no children27.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households26.6%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 9HL (Lavender Hill West & Little India) (about 2,131 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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