Housing in SW16 6RT
What the homes in SW16 6RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Furzedown West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
SW16 6RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.9%). Flats make up 43.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW16 6RT area is broadly in line with that, at 65%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned65%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented27.6%20.5%
- Social rented6.7%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 2.6 people living in it. 22.5% 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 24.3%. 31.7% 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 6RT sits in (Furzedown West): about 1,762 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.