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Housing in SW19 2QJ

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

Neighbourhood
Lavender Park
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,934 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.5%). Flats make up 57.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 2QJEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11.6%31.5%
Terraced27.1%23%
Purpose-built flat53.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39% of households in the SW19 2QJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.

SW19 2QJ
39%
48%
England
  • Owned39%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented48.2%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW19 2QJEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 2QJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

SW19 2QJEngland
Living alone, under 6624.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.9%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 2QJ (Lavender Park) (about 1,934 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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