Housing in SW15 1QE
What the homes in SW15 1QE 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)
SW15 1QELondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.7%). Flats make up 47.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.4% of households in the SW15 1QE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.8% of households, well above the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a couple with dependent children (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW15 1QE (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.