Housing in SW19 1BW
What the homes in SW19 1BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wimbledon
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
SW19 1BWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.8%). Flats make up 39.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.5% of households in the SW19 1BW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented30.3%20.5%
- Social rented22.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Merton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merton (August 2026, +5.4% 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 SW19 1BW (South Wimbledon) (about 1,798 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.