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Housing in SW12 9PJ

What the homes in SW12 9PJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tooting Bec Common
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.7%). Flats make up 55.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW12 9PJEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached5.4%31.5%
Terraced38.7%23%
Purpose-built flat28.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house24.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.1% of households in the SW12 9PJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

SW12 9PJ
52%
34%
13%
England
  • Owned52.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented34.2%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW12 9PJEngland
Owned outright18.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW12 9PJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (23.7%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

SW12 9PJEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.7%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 SW12 9PJ (Tooting Bec Common) (about 1,750 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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