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Housing in SW4 7RB

What the homes in SW4 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Acre Lane
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (35.5%). Flats make up 59.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 7RBEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached3.6%31.5%
Terraced34.7%23%
Purpose-built flat19.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house35.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 7RB area is well below that, at 36.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 46.3% of households against 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

SW4 7RB
36%
46%
16%
England
  • Owned36.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented46.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW4 7RBEngland
Owned outright12.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.3%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association12.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 30.6%. 9.2% of households include dependent children.

SW4 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6624.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.2%12.8%
Couple, no children23%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households30.6%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 7RB sits in (Acre Lane): about 1,696 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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