Housing in SW2 4LY
What the homes in SW2 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
SW2 4LYLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (83.1%). Flats make up 85.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW2 4LY area is less than half that, at 22.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.5% of households against 20.5%. 7.5% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership11.7%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented44.3%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. 37.4% 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 30.3%. 13.1% 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 4LY sits in (Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North): about 1,774 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.