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Housing in SW20 9NJ

What the homes in SW20 9NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cannon Hill
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,590 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.7%). Flats make up 48.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW20 9NJEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached13.7%31.5%
Terraced36.2%23%
Purpose-built flat43.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in the SW20 9NJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.2% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

SW20 9NJ
68%
22%
England
  • Owned67.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented21.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW20 9NJEngland
Owned outright33.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW20 9NJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.4%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

SW20 9NJEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%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 SW20 9NJ (Cannon Hill) (about 1,590 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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