Housing in SW9 8FL
What the homes in SW9 8FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
SW9 8FLLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (89.6%). Flats make up 91.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 8FL area is less than half that, at 7.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.1% of households against 20.5%. 1.9% own outright and 5.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned7.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership14.3%1%
- Private rented5.1%20.5%
- Social rented73.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44% 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 38.1%. 23.7% 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 8FL sits in (Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park): about 1,485 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.