Housing in SW15 1QA
What the homes in SW15 1QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Putney Embankment & Lower Common
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (28.7%). Flats make up 47.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW15 1QA area is broadly in line with that, at 61.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.8% of households against 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented33.8%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 28.2% 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 20.7%. 23.4% 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 SW15 1QA sits in (Putney Embankment & Lower Common): about 1,564 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.