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Housing in SW17 7LX

What the homes in SW17 7LX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upper Tooting
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,461 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.8%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SW17 7LXEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached9.1%31.5%
Terraced63.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the SW17 7LX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.2% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.

SW17 7LX
69%
28%
England
  • Owned69.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented27.7%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW17 7LXEngland
Owned outright34.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 20.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW17 7LXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (29.1%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

SW17 7LXEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households29.1%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 7LX (Upper Tooting) (about 1,461 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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