# SW8 3LG: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SW8 3LG 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 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw8) › [SW8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Lambeth 012A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **Wandsworth Road, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **40 of 40 properties in SW8 3LG at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW8 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW8 3LG**: Road 52 dB, rail 61 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **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=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG
- **17.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heathbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathbrook-primary-school-e100566) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Griffin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/griffin-primary-school-e145060) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e101044) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-preparatory-school-e101082) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e101048) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clapham Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clapham-manor-primary-school-e100560) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larkhall Primary Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkhall-primary-campus-e100576) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Burns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-burns-primary-school-e101014) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £254,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £269,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £447,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £760,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £417,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wandsworth Road (220 m, 3 minutes on foot); Queenstown Road (Battersea) (570 m, 7 minutes on foot); Battersea Park (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Clapham High Street (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Battersea Power Station (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m); STOCKWELLBEING AH (550 m); DR CURRAN & PARTNERS (760 m); GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY (760 m); QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: SPRINGFIELD PHARMACY (550 m); HALLS CHEMIST (720 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (760 m); QUEENS PHARMACY (780 m); FAIRLEE PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: QUEENSTOWN DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON (760 m); CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE (760 m); BATTERSEA DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Clapham Express Petrol (250 m, Asda); Sainsburys Battersea Park Station Local (720 m, Sainsburys); Tesco South Lambeth Express (800 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Wandsworth Road Local (810 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Clapham Wandsworth Express (820 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Lambeth 012A has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £635,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lambeth 012A was £635,000 in 2025. Joint 2,195th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,642** (2021). Lambeth 012A had 1,642 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,104th 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 012A, 88.0% 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.

## 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: 51.4711, -0.1413

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

## Your MP

- [Clapham and Brixton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill): Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), 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=-0.1413,51.4711,SW83LG

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