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Housing in SW15 1SE

What the homes in SW15 1SE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Putney Town & Wandsworth Park
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,234 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.5%). Flats make up 75.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW15 1SEEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached4.2%31.5%
Terraced19%23%
Purpose-built flat31.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house31.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.9% of households in the SW15 1SE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

SW15 1SE
40%
53%
England
  • Owned39.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented52.9%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW15 1SEEngland
Owned outright18.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent49.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW15 1SEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 14.5% of households include dependent children.

SW15 1SEEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children25.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.2%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 SW15 1SE (Putney Town & Wandsworth Park) (about 2,234 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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