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Housing in SW17 8DS

What the homes in SW17 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upper Tooting
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,450 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (38.2%). Flats make up 50.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW17 8DSEngland
Detached1.6%22.9%
Semi-detached9.5%31.5%
Terraced38.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house33.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8DS area is below that, at 51.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.6% of households against 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.

SW17 8DS
52%
27%
21%
England
  • Owned51.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented26.6%20.5%
  • Social rented21.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW17 8DSEngland
Owned outright19.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council12.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW17 8DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 25.1% of households include dependent children.

SW17 8DSEngland
Living alone, under 6618.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.9%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 8DS sits in (Upper Tooting): about 1,450 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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