Housing in SW19 2HZ
What the homes in SW19 2HZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Colliers Wood
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
SW19 2HZLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41%). Flats make up 40.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.2% of households in the SW19 2HZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.3% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented35.8%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23%). 17.1% 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 2HZ (Colliers Wood) (about 1,578 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.