Streatham Vale

Lambeth · London · population 7,586 · 5 LSOAs

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

37Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,337 of 6,856 in England
  • #540 of 1,002 in London
  • #19 of 35 in Lambeth
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,563
Median age (est.)37
Density10,998per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above41%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 13%25–44 33%45–64 25%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 17%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 27%
One person 23%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 27%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary14%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 18%Black: 25%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 43%Asian 18%Black 25%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 20% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Streatham Vale is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,337 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 35 in Lambeth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (56) and lowest on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £601,250 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 50 sales), 12% above the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,459 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,913
Employment 36 · #4,385
Education 56 · #3,049
Health 56 · #3,028
Crime 46 · #3,679
Housing & access 22 · #5,372
Living environment 19 · #5,523

House prices ?

£601,250median (12m) · +4.1% yr · n=50
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£601,25050+4.1%+21.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£625,00037+1.6%+22.0%
Flat£350,00010-2.8%-7.5%
This area£601,250
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)£48,459±£6,873 · #1,362 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,513
Price-to-income ?12.4×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 571 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #3,839 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences218
Theft86
Burglary39
Vehicle crime79
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons41
Drugs35
Robbery20
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 147 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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