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Housing in SW3 9HG

What the homes in SW3 9HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham Old Town
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,991 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.1%). Flats make up 78.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW3 9HGEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached3.6%31.5%
Terraced17.3%23%
Purpose-built flat49.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house21.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40% of households in the SW3 9HG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

SW3 9HG
40%
48%
England
  • Owned40%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented47.6%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW3 9HGEngland
Owned outright18.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW3 9HGEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

SW3 9HGEngland
Living alone, under 6627.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.7%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%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 SW3 9HG (Clapham Old Town) (about 1,991 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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