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Housing in SW4 0QA

What the homes in SW4 0QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham Old Town
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,086 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (76.3%). Flats make up 92.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 0QAEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached0.8%31.5%
Terraced6.5%23%
Purpose-built flat76.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 0QA area is less than half that, at 25.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.1% of households against 20.5%. 9.7% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.

SW4 0QA
25%
34%
40%
England
  • Owned25.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented34.1%20.5%
  • Social rented39.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW4 0QAEngland
Owned outright9.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council27.6%8.3%
From a housing association12.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 0QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 26.8%. 15.2% of households include dependent children.

SW4 0QAEngland
Living alone, under 6626.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households26.8%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW4 0QA sits in (Clapham Old Town): about 1,086 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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