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Housing in SW8 3BZ

What the homes in SW8 3BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapham North
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,676 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.9%). Flats make up 75.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW8 3BZEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached3.7%31.5%
Terraced18.3%23%
Purpose-built flat50.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33% of households in the SW8 3BZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

SW8 3BZ
33%
29%
36%
England
  • Owned33%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented29%20.5%
  • Social rented36.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW8 3BZEngland
Owned outright13.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council27.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW8 3BZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

SW8 3BZEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households22.3%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW8 3BZ (Clapham North) (about 1,676 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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