Housing in SW16 5EQ
What the homes in SW16 5EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Vale
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
SW16 5EQLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (74.8%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW16 5EQ area is broadly in line with that, at 65.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.1% of households against 20.5%. 35.2% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented24.1%20.5%
- Social rented7.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 22.6% 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 23.1%. 25.2% 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 5EQ sits in (Streatham Vale): about 1,546 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.