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Housing in SW2 1BE

What the homes in SW2 1BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,608 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (40.5%). Flats make up 50.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW2 1BEEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached7.9%31.5%
Terraced40.5%23%
Purpose-built flat15.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house33.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW2 1BE area is well below that, at 38.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.6% of households against 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

SW2 1BE
39%
26%
34%
England
  • Owned38.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented25.6%20.5%
  • Social rented33.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW2 1BEEngland
Owned outright14.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council13.1%8.3%
From a housing association20.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW2 1BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 28.9%. 17.8% of households include dependent children.

SW2 1BEEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households28.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

LambethEngland
All homes£2,525£1,459
One bedroom£1,882£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,342£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,682£1,489
Four or more£3,715£2,161
Detached£2,974£1,640
Semi-detached£3,377£1,449
Terraced£3,108£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,186£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW2 1BE sits in (Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park): about 1,608 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.

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