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Housing in SW15 2LA

What the homes in SW15 2LA 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
1,665 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (39.5%). Flats make up 55.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW15 2LAEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached12.6%31.5%
Terraced28.4%23%
Purpose-built flat13.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house39.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW15 2LA area is below that, at 52.2%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.1% of households against 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.

SW15 2LA
52%
43%
England
  • Owned52.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented43.1%20.5%
  • Social rented4.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW15 2LAEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW15 2LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.7%. 19.9% of households include dependent children.

SW15 2LAEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.8%12.8%
Couple, no children25.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.9%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW15 2LA sits in (Putney Town & Wandsworth Park): about 1,665 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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