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SW8 postcode area · Lambeth

The SW8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Wandsworth. Area Scores range from 29 to 79 across them. Every full SW8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW8 district: Nine Elms scores 79 out of 100 (#1,424 of 6,856 nationally) while Stockwell West sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 50 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £428,500 in Stockwell West to £869,250 in Nine Elms — a 2.0× gap within the SW8 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£53,146a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime125per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied30%

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 SW8 district

£550,500median home sold over the past year · -16.9% over 5 years · -11.2% over the year · 384 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£1,007,500
Flat£515,000
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
Nine ElmsWandsworth 1,42479 £869,250
Battersea ParkWandsworth 1,57577 £803,500
Clapham Old TownLambeth 3,36451 £630,000
Vauxhall SouthLambeth 3,43950 £600,000
Clapham NorthLambeth 3,76145 £575,000
Lavender Hill EastWandsworth 4,46135 £715,000
OvalLambeth 4,48834 £550,000
Queenstown Road & PatmoreWandsworth 4,65332 £530,238
Stockwell NorthLambeth 4,77630 £442,500
Stockwell WestLambeth 4,84529 £428,500

People living in SW8 Census 2021

Residents86,983
Median age (est.)36
Density11,786per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above59%
No car or van63%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 14%25–44 44%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 32%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 13%Other: 23%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 13%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 9%Black: 20%Mixed: 7%Other: 6%
White 59%Asian 9%Black 20%Mixed 7%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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 SW8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW8 district.

Battersea Clapham Lavender Hill Stockwell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW8.

SW95 SW1E SW9 SW4 SW99 SW1V SW11 SW1H

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.