Housing in SW16 1RT
What the homes in SW16 1RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Furzedown West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,664 (2024)
SW16 1RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (45.8%). Flats make up 61.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW16 1RT area is below that, at 48.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.5% of households against 20.5%. 22.5% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented28.8%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. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.5%. 20.4% 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 SW16 1RT sits in (Furzedown West): about 1,664 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.