Neighbourhoods in Lambeth

London · 35 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

38

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#222 of 296 local authorities · 35 neighbourhoods · 316,700 residents

Income36
Employment46
Education68
Health46
Crime34
Housing & access33
Living env.11
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 5% of residentsDecile 3: 17% of residentsDecile 4: 40% of residentsDecile 5: 24% of residentsDecile 6: 8% of residentsDecile 7: 5% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Loughborough Road (15) to Clapham South (69); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Lambeth contains both ends of the scale: Clapham South at 69 out of 100 (#2,096 of 6,856 in England) against Loughborough Road at 15, a 54-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 12 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £365,000 in Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North to £850,000 in Clapham South — a 2.3× gap within Lambeth.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,055a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime120per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied35%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Lambeth

£535,000median home sold over the past year · -9.3% over 5 years · -1.8% over the year · 3,340 sales
Detached£1,633,500
Semi-detached£1,044,000
Terraced£875,000
Flat£460,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Lambeth

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Clapham South 2,09669 £850,000
Clapham Park West 2,14469 £746,250
Acre Lane 3,08355 £613,400
West Norwood West & Streatham East 3,21353 £517,500
Clapham Old Town 3,36451 £630,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Lambeth

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Clapham South£72,251
Clapham Park West£60,432
Brixton Hill East£60,408
Clapham North£56,871
West Dulwich£55,920

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Lambeth

Postcode districts that overlap Lambeth — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Lambeth Census 2021

Residents317,665
Median age (est.)36
Density11,839per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above56%
No car or van58%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 41%45–64 23%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 34%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 14%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 14%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 7%Black: 24%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 55%Asian 7%Black 24%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 39%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Lambeth.