Housing in SW12 8UP
What the homes in SW12 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nightingale Lane
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
SW12 8UPLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42%). Flats make up 26.4%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW12 8UP area is above that, at 70.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.7% of households against 20.5%. 34.5% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented18.7%20.5%
- Social rented9.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.9%. 31.6% 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 SW12 8UP sits in (Nightingale Lane): about 1,624 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.