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

SW8 1LW 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 1LW 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

- **125 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Lambeth 004H: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **Oval, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **No property in SW8 1LW 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=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 004H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW8 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SW8 1LW**: Road 45 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **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=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW
- **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=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashmole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmole-primary-school-e100556) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 56% 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 | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 64% 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 | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lilian Baylis Technology School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lilian-baylis-technology-school-e100625) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Reay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reay-primary-school-e100634) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 77% 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 | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henry Fawcett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-fawcett-primary-school-e131874) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £695,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2023 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £1,110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £685,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £920,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £414,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oval (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Nine Elms (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE (570 m); THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE (700 m); VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL (890 m)
- Pharmacies: VITELOW PHARMACY (310 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (560 m); MEDIREX PHARMACY (570 m); MEDIMEX PHARMACY (580 m); VIDA PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: THE MONTEIRO DENTAL CLINIC (300 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (OVAL) (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON N (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kennington Superstore (560 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Vauxhall (560 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Lambeth Vauxhall Station Local (580 m, Sainsburys); Co-op London - South Lambeth Road (610 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Clapham Oval Express (650 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 004H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.2** (2025). Lambeth 004H has a deprivation score of 31.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,695th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,032** (2021). Lambeth 004H had 1,032 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,881st 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 004H, 98.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.0%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 004H, 9.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.4818, -0.1180

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=-0.1180,51.4818,SW81LW

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