Housing in SW9 7HT
What the homes in SW9 7HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
SW9 7HTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (65.9%). Flats make up 80.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 7HT area is less than half that, at 17.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.3% of households against 20.5%. 7.5% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership11.1%1%
- Private rented21.3%20.5%
- Social rented49.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% 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 27.6%. 21.4% 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 7HT sits in (Brixton North): about 1,713 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.