Housing in SW18 2SU
What the homes in SW18 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsfield North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
SW18 2SULondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (36.8%). Flats make up 62.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW18 2SU area is broadly in line with that, at 55.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.7% of households against 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented30.7%20.5%
- Social rented12%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.3%. 23.6% 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 2SU sits in (Earlsfield North): about 1,755 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.