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Housing in SW9 8RB

What the homes in SW9 8RB 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
2,120 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (58.5%). Flats make up 78.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW9 8RBEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached9.4%31.5%
Terraced10.4%23%
Purpose-built flat58.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 8RB area is less than half that, at 26.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.4% of households against 20.5%. 6.5% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

SW9 8RB
26%
32%
37%
England
  • Owned26.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.6%1%
  • Private rented32.4%20.5%
  • Social rented36.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW9 8RBEngland
Owned outright6.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council11.4%8.3%
From a housing association25.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW9 8RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 27.3%. 14.3% of households include dependent children.

SW9 8RBEngland
Living alone, under 6624.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.3%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 8RB sits in (Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park): about 2,120 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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