Housing in SW2 4XG
What the homes in SW2 4XG 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 4XGLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (54.8%). Flats make up 80.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.4% of households in the SW2 4XG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.5% of households, well above the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a couple without children (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). 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 4XG (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.