# SW8 1LH: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW8 1LH 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 SW8 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw8) › [SW8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **121 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Lambeth 005A: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **Oval, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **No property in SW8 1LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW8 1LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW8 1LH**: Road 60 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **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=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH
- **19.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashmole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmole-primary-school-e100556) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-primary-school-e100621) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reay-primary-school-e100634) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-primary-school-e100619) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvil-primary-school-and-resource-bases-for-speech-language-and-communication-needs-and-autism-e100591) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e100629) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herbert Morrison Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herbert-morrison-primary-school-e100604) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henry Fawcett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-fawcett-primary-school-e131874) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £2,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £1,830,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2025 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £1,900,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £1,700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £695,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oval (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Nine Elms (760 m, 9 minutes on foot); Stockwell (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE (540 m); THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE (600 m); VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m); BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: VITELOW PHARMACY (270 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (440 m); VIDA PHARMACY (500 m); MEDIREX PHARMACY (540 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: THE MONTEIRO DENTAL CLINIC (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (OVAL) (340 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON N (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Clapham Oval Express (490 m, Tesco); Co-op London - South Lambeth Road (510 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Brixton Rd Express (530 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Vauxhall (700 m, Waitrose); Tesco Kennington Superstore (700 m, Tesco)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.9** (2025). Lambeth 005A has a deprivation score of 18.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,540th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 005A was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 2,313th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,485** (2021). Lambeth 005A had 1,485 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,414th least 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 005A, 97.7% 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.

## SW8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £590,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW8 was £590,000 in 2025. Joint 159th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,525** (2021). SW8 had 38,525 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 507th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW8 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In SW8, 92.0% 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: 51.4804, -0.1176

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=-0.1176,51.4804,SW81LH

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