Housing in SW8 5DF
What the homes in SW8 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nine Elms
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
SW8 5DFLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (96.7%). Flats make up 98.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 5DF area is well below that, at 34.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 59.5% of households against 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented59.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%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 1.8 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 35.7%. 8.5% 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 SW8 5DF sits in (Nine Elms): about 1,922 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.