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Clapham Old Town

Middle area

West Lambeth. 7,457 people in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Clapham Old Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£640,000
376th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,538
4,343rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Clapham Old Town compares

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from £365,000 to £777,500. The middle area is £516,250. Clapham Old Town is £640,000.
£640,0006th highest
Population35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 6,774 to 12,520. The middle area is 9,117. Clapham Old Town is 7,538.
7,5382nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Lambeth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 84.5% to 98.1%. The middle area is 92.9%. Clapham Old Town is 88.8%.
88.8%6th lowest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Lambeth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 2.7% to 11.4%. The middle area is 5.9%. Clapham Old Town is 4.2%.
4.2%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Lambeth

These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lambeth and not Clapham Old Town alone. See Lambeth

Average house price
£536,623
Down 6.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,034
19th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Clapham Old Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Clapham Old Town was £640,000 in 2025.

Clapham Old Town had 7,538 usual residents at the census.

In Clapham Old Town, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Clapham Old Town, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.