Housing in SW17 9LT
What the homes in SW17 9LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (38.1%). Flats make up 63%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 9LT area is below that, at 49.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.8% of households against 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented37.8%20.5%
- Social rented11.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 31.1% 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 23.3%. 17.5% 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 9LT sits in (Tooting East): about 1,745 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.