Housing in SW12 9RT
What the homes in SW12 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec Common
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
SW12 9RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (52.4%). Flats make up 68.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW12 9RT area is below that, at 50.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.4% of households against 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented33.4%20.5%
- Social rented15.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.4%. 21.1% 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 SW12 9RT sits in (Tooting Bec Common): about 1,433 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.