# SE1 8XZ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SE1 8XZ is a postcode in Lambeth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lambeth. Open the map at SE1 8XZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1) › [SE1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **346 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Lambeth 036E: 794 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **Embankment, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **2 of 5 properties in SE1 8XZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 036E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **26 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at SE1 8XZ**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE1 8XZ**: Road 64 dB, rail 66 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ
- **26.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [London Nautical, City of London Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-nautical-city-of-london-academy-e150889) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Clement Danes CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-danes-cofe-primary-school-e101127) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [DLD College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dld-college-e100529) | Independent | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oasis Academy South Bank Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-south-bank-primary-e137430) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Lit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-lit-e130401) | Sixth form and further education | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Evelina Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evelina-hospital-school-e100875) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | – |
| [Oasis Academy South Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-south-bank-e139659) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 56.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| September 2025 | £820,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| February 2026 | £585,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £1,120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £1,390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| July 2026 | £685,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Embankment (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Waterloo (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Temple (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); London Charing Cross (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); London Waterloo (520 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (590 m); ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (770 m); WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE (770 m); BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (440 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (480 m); BOOTS (520 m); BOOTS (530 m); BOOTS (740 m)
- Dental practices: COVENT GARDEN DENTAL CLINIC (650 m); YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE (730 m); TOOTH LONDON LTD (780 m); CHARING CROSS DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); WELLINGTON HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Southbank Place (450 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Strand Express (460 m, Tesco); M&S Charing Cros Rail SF (490 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Westminster The Strand Local (500 m, Sainsburys); M&S Southampton St Covent Garden (510 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lambeth 036E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Lambeth 036E has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £865,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 036E was £865,000 in 2025. Joint 752nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,283** (2021). Lambeth 036E had 2,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,166th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 036E, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SE1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £585,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE1 was £585,000 in 2025. Joint 163rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 74,015** (2021). SE1 had 74,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 32nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in SE1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In SE1, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.5070, -0.1177

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Vauxhall and Camberwell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vauxhall-and-camberwell-green): Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1177,51.5070,SE18XZ

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