Housing in SW17 9BZ
What the homes in SW17 9BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Graveney
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
SW17 9BZLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (72.2%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.8% of households in the SW17 9BZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.1% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented30.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (24.3%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Merton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merton (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW17 9BZ (Graveney) (about 1,477 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.