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Housing in SW20 9WD

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

Neighbourhood
Wimbledon Hill
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,436 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.9%). Flats make up 48.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW20 9WDEngland
Detached13.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19.7%31.5%
Terraced17.8%23%
Purpose-built flat34.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.2% of households in the SW20 9WD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.

SW20 9WD
56%
36%
England
  • Owned56.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented35.9%20.5%
  • Social rented7.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW20 9WDEngland
Owned outright33.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association7.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW20 9WDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.9%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

SW20 9WDEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children24.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%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 9WD (Wimbledon Hill) (about 1,436 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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