5,852
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
101 · 7.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£798,474
Median property price
253
Postcodes
Overview of Oval
Coordinates51.4804, -0.1198
Postcodes
253
Population (Census)
13,190
Households (Census)
5,852
Recorded crime · May '26
101 · 7.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Oval
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.62 (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 3.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Oval
Property sales · Oval
HM Land Registry · Oval
Average price
£764,042
YoY: +5.1%
Median price: £639,850
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £432,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£943k£400k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Oval
Crime trends · Oval
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
392816
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY +15%
ASB
392510
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +13%
Vehicle Crime
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +600%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Oval
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.9%
Other White18.5%
African11.4%
Caribbean6.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.0%
+ 9 other groups · 21.0%
Religion
Christian42.9%
No religion39.1%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim6.8%
Buddhist1.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
25–3429.5%
35–4919.3%
50–6415.6%
20–2410.4%
65–745.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.6%
Households
Other27.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over18.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
Any member 66+8.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 28.7%
Schools in Oval
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Ashmole Primary School
Lambeth · SW8 1NT
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Herbert Morrison Primary School
Lambeth · SW8 2HP
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Lambeth · SE11 5SL
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Lambeth · SW8 1EJ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Oval
Postcodes in Oval
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