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Housing in SW19 1NL

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

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Broadway South
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,868 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.2%). Flats make up 64.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 1NLEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached11.7%31.5%
Terraced21.4%23%
Purpose-built flat42.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.2% of households in the SW19 1NL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.

SW19 1NL
49%
45%
England
  • Owned49.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented44.6%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW19 1NLEngland
Owned outright21.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 1NLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26%). 24.5% of households include dependent children.

SW19 1NLEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children26%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%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 1NL (Wimbledon Broadway South) (about 1,868 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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