Housing in SW2 4PP
What the homes in SW2 4PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Hill
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
SW2 4PPLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (54.8%). Flats make up 80.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW2 4PP area is broadly in line with that, at 55.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.5% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 39.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented37.5%20.5%
- Social rented6.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.8%. 21.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW2 4PP sits in (Streatham Hill): about 1,452 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.