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Housing in SW9 6XA

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

Neighbourhood
Oval
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,589 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.8%). Flats make up 61.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW9 6XAEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached8.1%31.5%
Terraced29.2%23%
Purpose-built flat50.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.1% of households in the SW9 6XA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 11% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

SW9 6XA
33%
22%
44%
England
  • Owned33.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented43.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW9 6XAEngland
Owned outright11%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council32.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW9 6XAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.4%). 17.7% of households include dependent children.

SW9 6XAEngland
Living alone, under 6627.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.9%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 SW9 6XA (Oval) (about 1,589 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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