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Housing in SW8 3QA

What the homes in SW8 3QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queenstown Road & Patmore
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,974 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (34.2%). Flats make up 72.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW8 3QAEngland
Detached2.3%22.9%
Semi-detached3.9%31.5%
Terraced21.1%23%
Purpose-built flat34.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house33.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 3QA area is well below that, at 32.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.5% of households against 20.5%. 12.9% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.

SW8 3QA
32%
41%
26%
England
  • Owned32.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented41.5%20.5%
  • Social rented25.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW8 3QAEngland
Owned outright12.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association20.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW8 3QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 27.7%. 13.9% of households include dependent children.

SW8 3QAEngland
Living alone, under 6621.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

WandsworthEngland
All homes£2,632£1,459
One bedroom£1,938£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,463£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,810£1,489
Four or more£3,818£2,161
Detached£2,844£1,640
Semi-detached£3,357£1,449
Terraced£3,138£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,335£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW8 3QA sits in (Queenstown Road & Patmore): about 1,974 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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