Housing in SW4 7EA
What the homes in SW4 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Acre Lane
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SW4 7EALondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (43.8%). Flats make up 91.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 7EA area is less than half that, at 28.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 54.1% of households against 20.5%. 9.5% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented54.1%20.5%
- Social rented15.6%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. 28.4% 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 38.4%. 7.5% 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 7EA sits in (Acre Lane): about 2,181 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.