Housing in SW4 9SL
What the homes in SW4 9SL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Common West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
SW4 9SLLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (54.8%). Flats make up 77.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 9SL area is well below that, at 43.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.9% of households against 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented42.9%20.5%
- Social rented13.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 27.3%. 14.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wandsworth
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wandsworth, August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW4 9SL sits in (Clapham Common West): about 1,911 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.