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Housing in SW19 2BB

What the homes in SW19 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Colliers Wood
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,731 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (57.4%). Flats make up 64.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 2BBEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached8.7%31.5%
Terraced25.4%23%
Purpose-built flat57.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW19 2BB area is well below that, at 31.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.4% of households against 20.5%. 15.2% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.

SW19 2BB
32%
48%
England
  • Owned31.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.3%1%
  • Private rented48.4%20.5%
  • Social rented11.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW19 2BBEngland
Owned outright15.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association9.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 2BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 25%. 17.3% of households include dependent children.

SW19 2BBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.5%12.8%
Couple, no children25%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW19 2BB sits in (Colliers Wood): about 1,731 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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