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Kennington West & Vauxhall North

Middle area

North Lambeth. 10,207 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Kennington West & Vauxhall North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£680,050
290th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,846
Joint 1,278th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kennington West & Vauxhall North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kennington West & Vauxhall North at a rate of 164.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Theft from the person396
Violence and sexual offences365
Other crime277
Anti-social behaviour262
Robbery124
Drug offences67
Burglary64
Shoplifting59
Criminal damage and arson40
Vehicle crime28

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kennington West & Vauxhall North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Kennington West & Vauxhall NorthMiddle
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. Kennington West & Vauxhall North is £680,050.
£680,0504th most expensive
Population35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 6,774 to 12,520. The middle area is 9,117. Kennington West & Vauxhall North is 9,846.
9,8465th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Lambeth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lambeth35 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Kennington West & Vauxhall North is 0.0%.
0%
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%. Kennington West & Vauxhall North is 91.4%.
91.4%joint 12th lowest

Is Kennington West & Vauxhall North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kennington West & Vauxhall North at a rate of 164.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kennington West & Vauxhall North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (396), violence and sexual offences (365) and other crime (277).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Kennington West & Vauxhall North alone. See Lambeth

Average house price
£540,198
Down 6.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,034
19th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.0×
Joint 34th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
Joint 104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kennington West & Vauxhall North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kennington West & Vauxhall North was £680,050 in 2025.

Kennington West & Vauxhall North had 9,846 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Kennington West & Vauxhall North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kennington West & Vauxhall North, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.