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Housing in SE11 5LY

What the homes in SE11 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kennington West & Vauxhall North
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,306 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (93.4%). Flats make up 95.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE11 5LYEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached0.2%31.5%
Terraced3.5%23%
Purpose-built flat93.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.8% of households in the SE11 5LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 9.6% with a mortgage.

SE11 5LY
16%
18%
65%
England
  • Owned15.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented65.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE11 5LYEngland
Owned outright6.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council64.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 40% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE11 5LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

SE11 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6630.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.3%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). 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 SE11 5LY (Kennington West & Vauxhall North) (about 1,306 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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