7,291
Households
White Brit. · 35%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£497,611
Median property price
308
Postcodes
Sold prices in Kennington
England & WalesProperty sales · Kennington
HM Land Registry · Kennington
Average price
£605,314
YoY: -1.0%
Median price: £492,792
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £389,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£946k£616k£286k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Kennington
England & WalesCrime trends · Kennington
Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
50
YoY +16%
503622
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
31
YoY -16%
402917
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
15
YoY +36%
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
34
YoY +100%
432711
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Flood risk in Kennington
High flood risk in part of this area
1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3
Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3
Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.
Recorded as Tidal Models
Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property
School applications
We've matched this area to Lambeth.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
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Schools in Kennington
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
79%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 59%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–17FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Amenities in Kennington
GPs make up most of the mapped places
46 GPs · 15 Libraries · 8 Museums · 80 in all
- GPs46
- Libraries15
- Museums8
- Hospitals7
- Universities4
OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure
Overview of Kennington
Coordinates51.4902, -0.1107
Postcodes
308
Population (Census)
16,276
Households (Census)
7,291
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 12.0 per 1k
Demographics in Kennington
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.6%
African15.2%
Other White14.6%
Caribbean7.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.4%
+ 11 other groups · 22.6%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion34.5%
Muslim8.9%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
25–3422.9%
35–4920.9%
50–6418.4%
20–248.1%
10–156.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Other26.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Any member 66+9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 32.9%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Kennington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.99 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.99 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Postcode Districts in Kennington
Postcodes in Kennington
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