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Housing in SW9 9EY

What the homes in SW9 9EY 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

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (96.8%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW9 9EYEngland
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

9.4% of households in the SW9 9EY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 2.6% own outright and 6.8% with a mortgage.

SW9 9EY
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%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW9 9EYEngland
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 9EYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 27.1% of households include dependent children.

SW9 9EYEngland
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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW9 9EY (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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