Housing in SW11 9LY
What the homes in SW11 9LY 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)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (43.2%). Flats make up 60.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW11 9LY area is below that, at 48.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 46.4% of households against 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented46.4%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 27.3%. 15.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW11 9LY sits in (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.