Housing in SW9 7FA
What the homes in SW9 7FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Loughborough Road
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (88.6%). Flats make up 92.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 7FA area is less than half that, at 13.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 20.5%. 5.5% own outright and 7.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned13.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented69.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 28%. 31.4% 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 SW9 7FA sits in (Loughborough Road): about 1,844 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.