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Housing in SW18 3JB

What the homes in SW18 3JB 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (36.8%). Flats make up 62.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW18 3JBEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached14.7%31.5%
Terraced18%23%
Purpose-built flat24.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house36.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.1% of households in the SW18 3JB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

SW18 3JB
55%
31%
England
  • Owned55.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented30.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW18 3JBEngland
Owned outright20.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SW18 3JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.3%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

SW18 3JBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.7%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 3JB (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.

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