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Housing in SW4 6FF

What the homes in SW4 6FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham North
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,695 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (51%). Flats make up 81.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 6FFEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached4%31.5%
Terraced13.6%23%
Purpose-built flat51%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 6FF area is less than half that, at 25%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 47.8% of households against 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 14.8% with a mortgage.

SW4 6FF
25%
48%
26%
England
  • Owned25%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented47.8%20.5%
  • Social rented26.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW4 6FFEngland
Owned outright10.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council8.6%8.3%
From a housing association17.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 6FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 32.4%. 11.9% of households include dependent children.

SW4 6FFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households32.4%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 6FF sits in (Clapham North): about 1,695 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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