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Housing in SW19 1DD

What the homes in SW19 1DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Colliers Wood
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,571 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (69.5%). Flats make up 84.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 1DDEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached3.8%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat69.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.2% of households in the SW19 1DD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

SW19 1DD
33%
13%
46%
England
  • Owned33.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership13.2%1%
  • Private rented46.5%20.5%
  • Social rented7.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW19 1DDEngland
Owned outright11.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 1DDEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (30.6%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

SW19 1DDEngland
Living alone, under 6627.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.2%12.8%
Couple, no children30.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

MertonEngland
All homes£2,172£1,459
One bedroom£1,639£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,024£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,407£1,489
Four or more£3,267£2,161
Detached£2,921£1,640
Semi-detached£2,967£1,449
Terraced£2,462£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,931£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW19 1DD (Colliers Wood) (about 1,571 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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