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Housing in SW4 8LQ

What the homes in SW4 8LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,774 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (83.1%). Flats make up 85.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 8LQEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached5%31.5%
Terraced7.6%23%
Purpose-built flat83.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.5% of households in the SW4 8LQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 7.5% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

SW4 8LQ
22%
22%
44%
England
  • Owned22.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership11.7%1%
  • Private rented21.5%20.5%
  • Social rented44.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW4 8LQEngland
Owned outright7.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council6.9%8.3%
From a housing association37.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 8LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 13.1% of households include dependent children.

SW4 8LQEngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW4 8LQ (Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North) (about 1,774 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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