Housing in SW16 3PJ
What the homes in SW16 3PJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Common
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
SW16 3PJLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.8%). Flats make up 59.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.9% of households in the SW16 3PJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented33.4%20.5%
- Social rented18.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23%). 24.1% 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 3PJ (Streatham Common) (about 2,023 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.