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Housing in SW4 9LF

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

Neighbourhood
Clapham Park West
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (73.2%). Flats make up 94.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW4 9LFEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached2.5%31.5%
Terraced2.1%23%
Purpose-built flat73.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW4 9LF area is less than half that, at 23.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 39.9% of households against 20.5%. 6.2% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

SW4 9LF
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England
  • Owned23.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented39.9%20.5%
  • Social rented35.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW4 9LFEngland
Owned outright6.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council33.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW4 9LFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 28.8%. 18.8% of households include dependent children.

SW4 9LFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households28.8%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 9LF sits in (Clapham Park West): about 1,600 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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