Housing in SW8 2PP
What the homes in SW8 2PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,942 (2024)
SW8 2PPLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (89.7%). Flats make up 97.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW8 2PP area is less than half that, at 17.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32% of households against 20.5%. 4.9% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented32%20.5%
- Social rented49.7%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 2.6 people living in it. 23.6% 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 25.8%. 23.5% 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 2PP sits in (Stockwell West): about 1,942 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.