Housing in SW2 1PY
What the homes in SW2 1PY 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
- 2,257 (2024)
SW2 1PYLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (34.6%). Flats make up 71.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW2 1PY area is well below that, at 42.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.3% of households against 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented29.3%20.5%
- Social rented28%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% 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 28.4%. 17.8% 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 SW2 1PY sits in (Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park): about 2,257 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.