Housing in SW18 2LJ
What the homes in SW18 2LJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsfield North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,423 (2024)
SW18 2LJLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.4%). Flats make up 53.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.2% of households in the SW18 2LJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.1% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented27.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.9%). 25.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW18 2LJ (Earlsfield North) (about 1,423 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.