Clapham Park West

Lambeth · London · population 9,012 · 6 LSOAs

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

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,144 of 6,856 in England
  • #228 of 1,002 in London
  • #2 of 35 in Lambeth
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,292
Median age (est.)32
Density11,359per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above69%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 45%45–64 19%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 24%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 11%Other: 24%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 11%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 37% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 18%

All occupation groups
Professional37%
Associate professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure4%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service3%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 7%Black: 13%Mixed: 7%Other: 4%
White 69%Asian 7%Black 13%Mixed 7%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 40% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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

Clapham Park West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,144 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 35 in Lambeth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (93) but weak on Living environment (20). Typical homes here sold for about £746,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 122 sales), 39% above the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,470 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £60,432 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 60 · #2,733
Employment 73 · #1,842
Education 93 · #464
Health 53 · #3,199
Crime 69 · #2,137
Housing & access 50 · #3,432
Living environment 20 · #5,468

House prices ?

£746,250median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£746,250122+5.5%+5.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£1,400,0005+12.0%+30.8%
Terraced£962,50040-14.9%-23.8%
Flat£656,00076+10.7%+7.5%
This area£746,250
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)£60,432±£8,870 · #167 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£57,508
Price-to-income ?12.3×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 468 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #2,255 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences156
Theft100
Burglary26
Vehicle crime93
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons21
Drugs22
Robbery10
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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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