Housing in SW2 3HW
What the homes in SW2 3HW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigham Vale & Royal Circus
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
SW2 3HWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.5%). Flats make up 54.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.1% of households in the SW2 3HW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 35.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented22.2%20.5%
- Social rented22%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (18.9%). 26.3% 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 SW2 3HW (Leigham Vale & Royal Circus) (about 1,627 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.