Housing in SW4 8PH
What the homes in SW4 8PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Park West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40.3%). Flats make up 66.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 8PH area is below that, at 46.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.1% of households against 20.5%. 16% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented29.1%20.5%
- Social rented23.4%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 2.5 people living in it. 23.3% 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 27.9%. 21.7% 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 8PH sits in (Clapham Park West): about 1,238 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.