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Housing in SW8 4FF

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

Neighbourhood
Queenstown Road & Patmore
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,945 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (79.6%). Flats make up 96%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW8 4FFEngland
Detached0.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced3.3%23%
Purpose-built flat79.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 4FF area is less than half that, at 22.2%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 44.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.

SW8 4FF
22%
44%
30%
England
  • Owned22.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.5%1%
  • Private rented44.4%20.5%
  • Social rented29.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW8 4FFEngland
Owned outright10.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council22.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW8 4FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.1%. 12.8% of households include dependent children.

SW8 4FFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children21.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households24.1%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 4FF sits in (Queenstown Road & Patmore): about 1,945 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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