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Housing in SW18 4EJ

What the homes in SW18 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Earlsfield South
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,027 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.3%). Flats make up 79.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW18 4EJEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.1%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat38.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house24.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building16.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW18 4EJ area is well below that, at 38.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.7% of households against 20.5%. 9.3% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

SW18 4EJ
38%
49%
England
  • Owned38.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.5%1%
  • Private rented48.7%20.5%
  • Social rented10.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW18 4EJEngland
Owned outright9.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association8.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW18 4EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.5%. 15.3% of households include dependent children.

SW18 4EJEngland
Living alone, under 6624.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children26.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW18 4EJ sits in (Earlsfield South): about 2,027 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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