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Housing in SW9 9BF

What the homes in SW9 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stockwell South
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,161 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (96.8%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW9 9BFEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced0.6%23%
Purpose-built flat96.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW9 9BF area is less than half that, at 9.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.5% of households against 20.5%. 2.6% own outright and 6.8% with a mortgage.

SW9 9BF
18%
67%
England
  • Owned9.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.5%1%
  • Private rented17.5%20.5%
  • Social rented67.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SW9 9BFEngland
Owned outright2.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association58.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW9 9BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.7%. 27.1% of households include dependent children.

SW9 9BFEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children12.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.8%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 9BF sits in (Stockwell South): about 2,161 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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