Lambeth Area Guide | £498k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Lambeth

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
317,543
Households
134,662
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 10.7 per 1k
134,662
Households
White Brit. · 38%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£497,913
Median property price
£2,344
Median rent
6,166
Postcodes
134,662
Households
White Brit. · 38%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£497,913
Median property price
£2,344
Median rent
6,166
Postcodes

Sold prices in Lambeth

England & Wales
Property sales · Lambeth
HM Land Registry · Lambeth
Average price
£639,168
YoY: -4.4%
Median price: £530,846
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 115 sales · avg £606,588
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£765k£660k£555k
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 Lambeth

England & Wales
Crime trends · Lambeth

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
829
YoY +9%
829690550
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
686
YoY stable
784616448
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
192
YoY +14%
229182134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
135
YoY +9%
16012997
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY -94%
167888
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
97
YoY +116%
976736
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
280
YoY +21%
280204128
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
155
YoY stable
18813684
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply · vehicle crime rising

3,399
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Lambeth

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.

Apply for a primary place via Lambeth

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Lambeth

Brixton is a 7-minute walk from the centre

Underground · Tram · Rail · 585 m

  • Brixton

    Underground · Tram · Rail

    585 m
  • Clapham North

    Tram · Underground

    1.0 km
  • Clapham High Street

    Rail

    1.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Lambeth

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

Private rents in Lambeth

Median private rent

£2,344/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,882
1 bed
£2,344
2 bed
£2,683
3 bed
£3,725
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Lambeth

Coordinates51.4583, -0.1196
Postcodes
6,166
Population (Census)
317,543
Households (Census)
134,662
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 10.7 per 1k

Demographics in Lambeth

Ethnicity

Total residents: 317,550
White Brit.37.6%
Other White14.8%
African11.8%
Caribbean9.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.8%
+ 10 other groups · 21.9%

Religion

Total residents: 317,493
Christian43.7%
No religion37.5%
Muslim8.1%
Not answered7.6%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 317,543
25–3425.8%
35–4921.8%
50–6416.3%
20–248.4%
10–155.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.8%

Households

Total households: 134,662
Other24.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lambeth

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).