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Housing in SW17 9SD

What the homes in SW17 9SD 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)
Property types

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.

SW17 9SDEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached7.7%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat24.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house38.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW17 9SD 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.

SW17 9SD
50%
38%
England
  • 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

SW17 9SDEngland
Owned outright18.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SW17 9SDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.3%. 17.5% of households include dependent children.

SW17 9SDEngland
Living alone, under 6623.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

WandsworthEngland
All homes£2,632£1,459
One bedroom£1,938£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,463£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,810£1,489
Four or more£3,818£2,161
Detached£2,844£1,640
Semi-detached£3,357£1,449
Terraced£3,138£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,335£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW17 9SD 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.

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