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Housing in SW19 4FW

What the homes in SW19 4FW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Hill
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,890 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.8%). Flats make up 88.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 4FWEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached4.2%31.5%
Terraced4.4%23%
Purpose-built flat71.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.1% of households in the SW19 4FW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

SW19 4FW
39%
43%
17%
England
  • Owned39.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented43.5%20.5%
  • Social rented16.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW19 4FWEngland
Owned outright20%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association15.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 4FWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

SW19 4FWEngland
Living alone, under 6624.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.4%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 4FW (Wimbledon Hill) (about 1,890 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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