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Housing in SW4 9DE

What the homes in SW4 9DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham South
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,551 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (33.2%). Flats make up 70.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 9DEEngland
Detached1%22.9%
Semi-detached8.8%31.5%
Terraced19.9%23%
Purpose-built flat31.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house33.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 9DE area is well below that, at 43.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.8% of households against 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

SW4 9DE
43%
38%
18%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented37.8%20.5%
  • Social rented17.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW4 9DEEngland
Owned outright17.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.8%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 9DEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 28%. 13.3% of households include dependent children.

SW4 9DEEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households28%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 9DE sits in (Clapham South): about 1,551 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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