Housing in SW8 5PP
What the homes in SW8 5PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nine Elms
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,016 (2024)
SW8 5PPLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (97.4%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 5PP area is less than half that, at 17.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.9% of households against 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.2%1%
- Private rented37.9%20.5%
- Social rented39%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.9% 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 27.2%. 28.9% 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 5PP sits in (Nine Elms): about 2,016 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.