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

Typical net household income£56,698a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime103per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied36%

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

£620,000median home sold over the past year · +1.2% over 5 years · -2.7% over the year · 475 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£2,542,500
Terraced£1,283,641
Flat£537,500
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Nightingale LaneWandsworth 64990 £1,695,700
Clapham Common WestWandsworth 91087 £900,000
BalhamWandsworth 1,17083 £775,275
Clapham SouthLambeth 2,09669 £850,000
Clapham Park WestLambeth 2,14469 £746,250
Lavender Hill West & Little IndiaWandsworth 2,58962 £723,500
Acre LaneLambeth 3,08355 £613,400
Clapham Old TownLambeth 3,36451 £630,000
Clapham NorthLambeth 3,76145 £575,000
Brixton Hill WestLambeth 4,17339 £511,000
Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill NorthLambeth 4,40636 £365,000
Lavender Hill EastWandsworth 4,46135 £715,000
Stockwell SouthLambeth 4,56433 £550,000
Stockwell NorthLambeth 4,77630 £442,500
Clapham Common NorthLambeth 4,78330 £470,000
Stockwell WestLambeth 4,84529 £428,500
Brixton CentralLambeth 5,05726 £525,000

People living in SW4 Census 2021

Residents147,027
Median age (est.)35
Density13,314per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above63%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 44%45–64 21%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 13%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 13%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 30%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 12%Other: 25%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 12%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Associate professional 21% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Elementary7%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 6%Black: 19%Mixed: 7%Other: 5%
White 64%Asian 6%Black 19%Mixed 7%Other 5%

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.