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Housing in CR4 1TL

What the homes in CR4 1TL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Streatham Vale
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,586 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (59.4%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CR4 1TLEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached14.6%31.5%
Terraced59.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR4 1TL area is well below that, at 40.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.9% of households against 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.

CR4 1TL
41%
23%
36%
England
  • Owned40.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented22.9%20.5%
  • Social rented36%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR4 1TLEngland
Owned outright22.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council7.8%8.3%
From a housing association28.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR4 1TLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 21.3%. 27.2% of households include dependent children.

CR4 1TLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children7.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lambeth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lambeth, August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

LambethEngland
All homes£2,525£1,459
One bedroom£1,882£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,342£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,682£1,489
Four or more£3,715£2,161
Detached£2,974£1,640
Semi-detached£3,377£1,449
Terraced£3,108£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,186£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR4 1TL sits in (Streatham Vale): about 1,586 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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