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Housing in SE1 7UP

What the homes in SE1 7UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,416 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (84.6%). Flats make up 97.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE1 7UPEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced1.7%23%
Purpose-built flat84.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.4% of households in the SE1 7UP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 64.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 10.8% own outright and 9.6% with a mortgage.

SE1 7UP
20%
65%
13%
England
  • Owned20.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented64.9%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE1 7UPEngland
Owned outright10.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent59.2%18.2%
Other private rented5.7%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE1 7UPEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.5%). 7.1% of households include dependent children.

SE1 7UPEngland
Living alone, under 6637.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households26.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE1 7UP (Lambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank) (about 2,416 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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