Acre Lane

Lambeth · London · population 9,443 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,083 of 6,856 in England
  • #330 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 35 in Lambeth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,590
Median age (est.)30
Density18,152per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above71%
No car or van62%

Age

0–14 7%15–24 16%25–44 56%45–64 16%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 21%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 8%Lone parent: 9%Other: 35%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 8%Lone parent 9%Other 35%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 39% · Associate professional 23% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional39%
Associate professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative7%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure4%
Sales & customer service3%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 5%Black: 16%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 70%Asian 5%Black 16%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 37% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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.

In summary

Acre Lane is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,083 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 35 in Lambeth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (86) but weak on Living environment (3). Typical homes here sold for about £613,400 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 140 sales), 15% above the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,574 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 64 · #2,459
Employment 78 · #1,506
Education 86 · #951
Health 51 · #3,336
Crime 33 · #4,611
Housing & access 48 · #3,549
Living environment 3 · #6,647

House prices ?

£613,400median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£613,400140-1.9%+6.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£935,00033-13.3%+2.5%
Flat£575,000105+2.4%+2.7%
This area£613,400
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£55,574±£8,574 · #424 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£60,921
Price-to-income ?11.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

101 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 955 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #4,979 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences239
Theft389
Burglary44
Vehicle crime85
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons46
Drugs39
Robbery51
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 252 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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