West Norwood West & Streatham East

Lambeth · London · population 8,600 · 5 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,213 of 6,856 in England
  • #349 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 35 in Lambeth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,592
Median age (est.)38
Density8,882per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above54%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 19%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 8%Black: 19%Mixed: 9%Other: 5%
White 59%Asian 8%Black 19%Mixed 9%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 38% · Muslim 8%

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

West Norwood West & Streatham East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,213 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 35 in Lambeth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (88) but weak on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £517,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 105 sales), in line with the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,295 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,823
Employment 48 · #3,528
Education 88 · #807
Health 61 · #2,678
Crime 57 · #2,946
Housing & access 35 · #4,481
Living environment 19 · #5,571

House prices ?

£517,500median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£517,500105-2.4%+0.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£855,00018+4.5%+1.2%
Terraced£745,00021-6.9%+18.8%
Flat£397,50064-9.2%-7.6%
This area£517,500
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)£54,295±£7,724 · #529 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£46,102
Price-to-income ?9.5×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 375 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #1,559 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft52
Burglary25
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons34
Drugs15
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 188 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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