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Housing in SW18 2HL

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

Neighbourhood
Clapham Junction & East Hill
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,888 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.8%). Flats make up 76.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW18 2HLEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached6.6%31.5%
Terraced14.8%23%
Purpose-built flat44.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house28.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44% of households in the SW18 2HL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.

SW18 2HL
44%
40%
13%
England
  • Owned44%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented40.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW18 2HLEngland
Owned outright14.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association10.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW18 2HLEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

SW18 2HLEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.2%12.8%
Couple, no children26.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.1%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 2HL (Clapham Junction & East Hill) (about 1,888 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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