SW4 postcode area · Lambeth
The SW4 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 26 to 90 across them. Every full SW4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SW4 district contains both ends of the scale: Nightingale Lane at 90 out of 100 (#649 of 6,856 in England) against Brixton Central at 26, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 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 £1,695,700 in Nightingale Lane — a 4.6× gap within the SW4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lambeth and Wandsworth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 the SW4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale LaneWandsworth | 649 | 90 | £1,695,700 |
| Clapham Common WestWandsworth | 910 | 87 | £900,000 |
| BalhamWandsworth | 1,170 | 83 | £775,275 |
| Clapham SouthLambeth | 2,096 | 69 | £850,000 |
| Clapham Park WestLambeth | 2,144 | 69 | £746,250 |
| Lavender Hill West & Little IndiaWandsworth | 2,589 | 62 | £723,500 |
| Acre LaneLambeth | 3,083 | 55 | £613,400 |
| Clapham Old TownLambeth | 3,364 | 51 | £630,000 |
| Clapham NorthLambeth | 3,761 | 45 | £575,000 |
| Brixton Hill WestLambeth | 4,173 | 39 | £511,000 |
| Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill NorthLambeth | 4,406 | 36 | £365,000 |
| Lavender Hill EastWandsworth | 4,461 | 35 | £715,000 |
| Stockwell SouthLambeth | 4,564 | 33 | £550,000 |
| Stockwell NorthLambeth | 4,776 | 30 | £442,500 |
| Clapham Common NorthLambeth | 4,783 | 30 | £470,000 |
| Stockwell WestLambeth | 4,845 | 29 | £428,500 |
| Brixton CentralLambeth | 5,057 | 26 | £525,000 |
People living in SW4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 33% · Associate professional 21% · Managers & directors 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 33% |
| Associate professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 39% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 36%
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.
Towns & places in SW4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SW4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.