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Housing in SW20 8PS

What the homes in SW20 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Chase
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40.5%). Flats make up 65.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW20 8PSEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached14.7%31.5%
Terraced15.3%23%
Purpose-built flat40.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house24.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW20 8PS area is below that, at 48.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.3% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

SW20 8PS
48%
41%
England
  • Owned48.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented41.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW20 8PSEngland
Owned outright21.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association9.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW20 8PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.4%. 23.2% of households include dependent children.

SW20 8PSEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.6%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 SW20 8PS sits in (Wimbledon Chase): about 1,420 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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