Housing in SW8 1BF
What the homes in SW8 1BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oval
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (53.5%). Flats make up 92.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 1BF area is less than half that, at 29.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 59.6% of households against 20.5%. 10.5% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented59.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 27.4% 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 39.1%. 9.1% 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 SW8 1BF sits in (Oval): about 2,101 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.