Housing in SW12 9SU
What the homes in SW12 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,786 (2024)
SW12 9SULondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (49.1%). 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 9SU area is well below that, at 41.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 38.9% of households against 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented38.9%20.5%
- Social rented18.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 25%. 16.7% 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 9SU sits in (Tooting Bec East): about 1,786 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.