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Housing in SW12 0SA

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

Neighbourhood
Clapham Park West
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,463 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (49.2%). Flats make up 87.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW12 0SAEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached2.3%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat49.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house36.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW12 0SA area is below that, at 54.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.1% of households against 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 39.6% with a mortgage.

SW12 0SA
54%
31%
14%
England
  • Owned54.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented31.1%20.5%
  • Social rented14.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW12 0SAEngland
Owned outright14.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW12 0SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 27.3%. 22.1% of households include dependent children.

SW12 0SAEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children27.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.1%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 SW12 0SA sits in (Clapham Park West): about 1,463 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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