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Housing in SW17 8EB

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

Neighbourhood
Tooting Bec East
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,572 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (36.1%). Flats make up 55.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW17 8EBEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached7.4%31.5%
Terraced36.1%23%
Purpose-built flat26%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house28.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8EB area is below that, at 46%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 39.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

SW17 8EB
46%
39%
14%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented39.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW17 8EBEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW17 8EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 24.9%. 17.6% of households include dependent children.

SW17 8EBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households24.9%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 8EB sits in (Tooting Bec East): about 1,572 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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