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Housing in SW9 6ED

What the homes in SW9 6ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stockwell East
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,483 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (76.6%). Flats make up 85.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW9 6EDEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached3.2%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat76.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 6ED area is less than half that, at 22.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.9% of households against 20.5%. 11% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.

SW9 6ED
22%
26%
52%
England
  • Owned22.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented25.9%20.5%
  • Social rented51.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW9 6EDEngland
Owned outright11%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council40.2%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW9 6EDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 29.8%. 16.1% of households include dependent children.

SW9 6EDEngland
Living alone, under 6629.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.2%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 SW9 6ED sits in (Stockwell East): about 1,483 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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