Housing in SW4 6FA
What the homes in SW4 6FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (90.7%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 6FA area is less than half that, at 16.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.1% of households against 20.5%. 5.3% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership5%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented55.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.6%. 21.5% 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 6FA sits in (Stockwell West): about 1,615 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.