Housing in SW17 8BE
What the homes in SW17 8BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (48.6%). Flats make up 76.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8BE area is well below that, at 41.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 50.5% of households against 20.5%. 17% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented50.5%20.5%
- Social rented7.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 31.2%. 13.8% 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 8BE sits in (Tooting Bec West): about 1,716 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.