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

SW8 1QT 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 1QT 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

- **192 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Lambeth 004I: 199 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **Nine Elms, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **No property in SW8 1QT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 004I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **£540,198 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW8 1QT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW8 1QT**: Road 69 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **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=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT
- **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=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Stephen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-primary-school-e100621) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% 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 | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herbert Morrison Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herbert-morrison-primary-school-e100604) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashmole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmole-primary-school-e100556) | Primary | 660 m (8 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 | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reay-primary-school-e100634) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 77% 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 | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Platanos College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/platanos-college-e136450) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £362,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £1,700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 20 m |
| January 2026 | £570,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £574,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2024 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2023 | £736,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £940,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Nine Elms (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Vauxhall (680 m, 9 minutes on foot); Oval (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Stockwell (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE (120 m); THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE (390 m); BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY (830 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDIREX PHARMACY (120 m); VIDA PHARMACY (290 m); VITELOW PHARMACY (710 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (830 m); HALLS CHEMIST (860 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON N (120 m); RIVERSIDE DENTAL SPA (620 m); RIVERSIDE DENTAL SPA (640 m); THE MONTEIRO DENTAL CLINIC (650 m); DENTAL SURGERY (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Nine Elms (300 m, Sainsburys); Co-op London - South Lambeth Road (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Vauxhall (570 m, Waitrose); Tesco Vauxhall Express (570 m, Tesco); Tesco Clapham Oval Express (610 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £540,198** (August 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £540,198 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 004I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.4** (2025). Lambeth 004I has a deprivation score of 12.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £848,800** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 004I was £848,800 in 2025. 809th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,520** (2021). Lambeth 004I had 1,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,463rd 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 004I, 96.7% 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: 51.4801, -0.1240

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), August 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=-0.1240,51.4801,SW81QT

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