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SW8 1

11,915 people · median £717,250 · Lambeth

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Lambeth Council · Green minority — no overall control   29/63 seats · 46% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £717,250, down 25.5% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 24 sales
£224k£420k£616k£811k£1m201120182026 YTD2020 +61%−32%£630,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£717,250
5-year change-25.5%
Full history since 1995
£0k£259k£517k£776k£1m199520102026 YTD2020 +61%−32%£630,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Terraced
£1.1m
Flat
£554k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Lambeth18.2%

Of the homes across Lambeth that sold again within five years, 18.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with London (18%).

By property type
Flats18.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new29.1%
Bought second-hand16.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.3% · ~7.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (7,518 resale pairs) across Lambeth — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership24%

Owned outright
11%
With a mortgage
13%
Private rented
35%
Social rented
40%
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

£9,492 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 SW8 1 43 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
South Lambeth Road£237,500457+16.9%
Exchange Gardens£695,800423-14.8%
Richborne Terrace£294,375274+10.2%
Fentiman Road£430,000263-54.5%
Bondway£1,190,000250
Heyford Avenue£245,950225+0.2%
Dorset Road£190,000193-21.4%
Meadow Road£245,000179-11.2%
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

Neighbourhood prices in Lambeth how SW8 1 compares · from Lambeth

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 SW8 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
97 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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