Housing in SW17 8RD
What the homes in SW17 8RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
SW17 8RDLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (55.2%). Flats make up 69.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8RD area is well below that, at 42.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.6% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented30.6%20.5%
- Social rented26.9%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 2.3 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 31%. 24.6% 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 8RD sits in (Tooting Bec East): about 1,261 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.