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Housing in SW18 5DB

What the homes in SW18 5DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Merton Road
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,773 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (32.7%). Flats make up 62.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW18 5DBEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached4.3%31.5%
Terraced32.7%23%
Purpose-built flat30.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house30.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW18 5DB area is below that, at 53.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 39.4% of households against 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

SW18 5DB
54%
39%
England
  • Owned53.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented39.4%20.5%
  • Social rented6.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW18 5DBEngland
Owned outright19.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW18 5DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 27.1%. 24.6% of households include dependent children.

SW18 5DBEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%12.8%
Couple, no children27.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.5%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 5DB sits in (Merton Road): about 1,773 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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