Housing in SW17 8TH
What the homes in SW17 8TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
SW17 8THLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (53.4%). Flats make up 37.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 8TH area is below that, at 49.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.6% of households against 20.5%. 23% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented37.6%20.5%
- Social rented11.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24% 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 25.8%. 23% 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 8TH sits in (Tooting East): about 1,725 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.