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Housing in SW17 7SU

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

Neighbourhood
Tooting Bec West
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,033 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (60.3%). Flats make up 81.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW17 7SUEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached7.5%31.5%
Terraced9.5%23%
Purpose-built flat60.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 7SU area is well below that, at 39.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.6% of households against 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

SW17 7SU
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49%
England
  • Owned39.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented48.6%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW17 7SUEngland
Owned outright17.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.6%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council5.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW17 7SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.1%. 15.5% of households include dependent children.

SW17 7SUEngland
Living alone, under 6630.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW17 7SU sits in (Tooting Bec West): about 2,033 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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