Housing in SW17 8RT
What the homes in SW17 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,275 (2024)
SW17 8RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (46.1%). Flats make up 56.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8RT area is broadly in line with that, at 54.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.6% of households against 20.5%. 20.4% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented27.6%20.5%
- Social rented17.2%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. 31.9% 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 24.5%. 23.3% 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 8RT sits in (Tooting Bec West): about 1,275 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.