HMO approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 84.8% of hmo applications, based on 164 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
84.8%
hmo approval rate
164
HMO decisions
139
Approved
25
Refused
93.4%
Southwark overall
HMO applications are refused more often than the Southwark average (93.4%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How hmo compares in Southwark
HMO
84.8%
Southwark all applications
93.4%
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Other project types in Southwark
95.9%
92.2%
94.2%
94.1%
93.1%
88.6%
94.3%
95.6%
92.8%
91.3%
94.0%
92.6%
94.4%
94.0%
93.0%