Housing in SW16 5FA
What the homes in SW16 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Common
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
SW16 5FALondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (52.7%). Flats make up 74.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW16 5FA area is well below that, at 35.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.4% of households against 20.5%. 11.4% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented48.4%20.5%
- Social rented14.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.9%. 21.8% 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 5FA sits in (Streatham Common): about 1,640 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.