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Housing in SW8 4FB

What the homes in SW8 4FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queenstown Road & Patmore
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,628 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (93.5%). Flats make up 95.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW8 4FBEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached1.5%31.5%
Terraced2.6%23%
Purpose-built flat93.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 4FB area is less than half that, at 24%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20% of households against 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.

SW8 4FB
24%
20%
56%
England
  • Owned24%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented55.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW8 4FBEngland
Owned outright8.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council49.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW8 4FBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 21.6%. 21.6% of households include dependent children.

SW8 4FBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children7.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children11.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.6%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 4FB sits in (Queenstown Road & Patmore): about 1,628 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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