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Housing in SW18 2GJ

What the homes in SW18 2GJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wandsworth South
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,543 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.4%). Flats make up 70.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW18 2GJEngland
Detached1.6%22.9%
Semi-detached8.2%31.5%
Terraced19.9%23%
Purpose-built flat52.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.9% of households in the SW18 2GJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.

SW18 2GJ
46%
36%
15%
England
  • Owned45.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented15.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW18 2GJEngland
Owned outright14.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council8%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW18 2GJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

SW18 2GJEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW18 2GJ (Wandsworth South) (about 2,543 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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