Housing in SW4 0LS
What the homes in SW4 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Old Town
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
SW4 0LSLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (33.7%). Flats make up 58.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 0LS area is below that, at 47.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.1% of households against 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented37.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 22.7%. 14.7% 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 SW4 0LS sits in (Clapham Old Town): about 1,766 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.