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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)
Property types

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.

SW9 7FAEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached2.6%31.5%
Terraced4.1%23%
Purpose-built flat88.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

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.

SW9 7FA
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14%
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England
  • 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

SW9 7FAEngland
Owned outright5.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council59.4%8.3%
From a housing association10.4%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SW9 7FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 28%. 31.4% of households include dependent children.

SW9 7FAEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children4.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households15%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 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.

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