Housing in SW19 8JX
What the homes in SW19 8JX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimbledon Broadway North
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
SW19 8JXLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.1%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.6% of households in the SW19 8JX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.8% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented31.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 19.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.7%). 35.8% 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 8JX (Wimbledon Broadway North) (about 1,550 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.