Housing in SW16 1NL
What the homes in SW16 1NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Central
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,808 (2024)
SW16 1NLLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (26.1%). Flats make up 42.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.6% of households in the SW16 1NL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.8%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.8%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW16 1NL (Streatham Central) (about 1,808 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.