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Housing in SW17 0GH

What the homes in SW17 0GH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Summerstown
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,565 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (82.7%). Flats make up 86.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW17 0GHEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.4%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat82.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

24.1% of households in the SW17 0GH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.2% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.

SW17 0GH
24%
28%
42%
England
  • Owned24.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.5%1%
  • Private rented28.4%20.5%
  • Social rented41.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW17 0GHEngland
Owned outright9.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.4%18.2%
Other private rented4%2.2%
From the council10.4%8.3%
From a housing association31.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW17 0GHEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.4%). 16.3% of households include dependent children.

SW17 0GHEngland
Living alone, under 6647.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.9%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). 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 SW17 0GH (Summerstown) (about 2,565 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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