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Lambeth house prices, schools and crime

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317,654 people · median £537,500

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Lambeth Council · Green minority — no overall control   29/63 seats · 46% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in Lambeth is £537,500.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

Lambeth’s schools: 86% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.

Crime

Lambeth records 13.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £537,500, down 6.1% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 1,769 sales
£276k£363k£450k£537k£624k201120182026 YTD2014 +20%−10%£530,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£537,500
5-year change-6.1%
Full history since 1995
£4k£166k£328k£491k£653k199520102026 YTD2000 +29%−10%£530,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£1.4m
Semi-detached
£1.1m
Terraced
£875k
Flat
£460k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss18.6%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 18.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with London (18.4%).

By property type
Flats18.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new29.7%
Bought second-hand16.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.2% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (7,734 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership33%

Owned outright
12%
With a mortgage
21%
Private rented
31%
Social rented
34%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,047

London Borough of Lambeth£1,537
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,365
Band B£1,592
Band C£1,820
Band D (baseline)£2,047
Band E£2,502
Band F£2,957
Band G£3,412
Band H£4,094
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£6,296 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Lambeth 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Streatham High Road£230,0002,319—
St George Wharf£545,0001,833—
Wandsworth Road£437,8571,704—
Belvedere Road£281,0001,614—
Clapham Road£305,0001,501—
Albert Embankment£595,0001,401—
Leigham Court Road£220,0001,128—
Westminster Bridge Road£318,0001,043—
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Prices by neighbourhood 23 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Kennington Cross +96.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Kennington Cross£667,000+96.3%250
Streatham Park£657,500+34.5%62
Kennington£620,000+15%80
Balham£720,795+12.2%134
Norbury£530,000+11.7%172
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Lambeth — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
3,305 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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