Housing in SW12 9LY
What the homes in SW12 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec Common
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
SW12 9LYLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (50.1%). Flats make up 80.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW12 9LY area is well below that, at 42.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 38.3% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented38.3%20.5%
- Social rented18.2%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 1.9 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.1%. 11.4% 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 9LY sits in (Tooting Bec Common): about 1,441 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.