Housing in SW18 1UP
What the homes in SW18 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Putney Town & Wandsworth Park
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
SW18 1UPLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (87.7%). Flats make up 93.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW18 1UP area is less than half that, at 28%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.4% of households against 20.5%. 7.7% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned28%61.3%
- Shared ownership7.3%1%
- Private rented42.4%20.5%
- Social rented22%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.6% 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 30.3%. 16.1% 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 SW18 1UP sits in (Putney Town & Wandsworth Park): about 1,852 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.