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Housing in SW2 5NH

What the homes in SW2 5NH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brixton Hill West
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,043 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.4%). Flats make up 54.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW2 5NHEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached8.8%31.5%
Terraced33.9%23%
Purpose-built flat41.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26% of households in the SW2 5NH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

SW2 5NH
26%
21%
53%
England
  • Owned26%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented20.6%20.5%
  • Social rented52.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW2 5NHEngland
Owned outright8.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council41.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW2 5NHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

SW2 5NHEngland
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

LambethEngland
All homes£2,525£1,459
One bedroom£1,882£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,342£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,682£1,489
Four or more£3,715£2,161
Detached£2,974£1,640
Semi-detached£3,377£1,449
Terraced£3,108£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,186£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW2 5NH (Brixton Hill West) (about 2,043 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.

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