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Housing in SW19 8HF

What the homes in SW19 8HF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (76.2%). Flats make up 79.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW19 8HFEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.6%31.5%
Terraced14.3%23%
Purpose-built flat76.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.9% of households in the SW19 8HF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.

SW19 8HF
33%
43%
18%
England
  • Owned32.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.5%1%
  • Private rented42.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW19 8HFEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association16.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW19 8HFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.

SW19 8HFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.4%12.8%
Couple, no children28%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.7%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 8HF (Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road) (about 2,672 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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