Housing in SW16 5RW
What the homes in SW16 5RW 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 5RWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (52.7%). Flats make up 74.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
35.8% of households in the SW16 5RW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). 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 5RW (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.