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Housing in SW16 2DQ

What the homes in SW16 2DQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Streatham Green
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,950 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.7%). Flats make up 91.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW16 2DQEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached1.4%31.5%
Terraced1.1%23%
Purpose-built flat60.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house26.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.6% of households in the SW16 2DQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.9% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

SW16 2DQ
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37%
31%
England
  • Owned30.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented36.7%20.5%
  • Social rented30.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW16 2DQEngland
Owned outright10.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council20.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW16 2DQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

SW16 2DQEngland
Living alone, under 6624.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.6%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 SW16 2DQ (Streatham Green) (about 1,950 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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