Housing in SW17 7RT
What the homes in SW17 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
SW17 7RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (28.9%). Flats make up 49.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 7RT area is below that, at 45.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.2% of households against 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented27.2%20.5%
- Social rented25.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.3% 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 19.1%. 21.7% 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 SW17 7RT sits in (Tooting Bec West): about 1,430 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.