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Housing in SW19 4RT

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

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Hill
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,429 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (25%). Flats make up 50.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 4RTEngland
Detached17%22.9%
Semi-detached14.8%31.5%
Terraced17.6%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW19 4RT area is broadly in line with that, at 57.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.4% of households against 20.5%. 34.6% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

SW19 4RT
58%
40%
England
  • Owned57.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented40.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW19 4RTEngland
Owned outright34.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 4RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.9%. 18.8% of households include dependent children.

SW19 4RTEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children23.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.1%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 4RT sits in (Wimbledon Hill): about 1,429 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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