Housing in SW16 2QA
What the homes in SW16 2QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigham Vale & Royal Circus
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (31.3%). Flats make up 53.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW16 2QA area is broadly in line with that, at 59.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.1% of households against 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented33.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 21.9%. 23.6% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW16 2QA sits in (Leigham Vale & Royal Circus): about 1,798 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.