Housing in SW17 7SQ
What the homes in SW17 7SQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Springfield
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
SW17 7SQLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (38%). Flats make up 56%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.8% of households in the SW17 7SQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented33.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 20% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW17 7SQ (Springfield) (about 1,570 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.