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Housing in SW12 0FG

What the homes in SW12 0FG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham Park West
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,498 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.3%). Flats make up 73.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW12 0FGEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached4.1%31.5%
Terraced21.3%23%
Purpose-built flat46.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house25.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.3% of households in the SW12 0FG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

SW12 0FG
39%
27%
33%
England
  • Owned39.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented27.2%20.5%
  • Social rented32.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW12 0FGEngland
Owned outright12.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council12.2%8.3%
From a housing association20.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW12 0FGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.4%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.

SW12 0FGEngland
Living alone, under 6620.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%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 SW12 0FG (Clapham Park West) (about 1,498 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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