Is Lambeth a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Lambeth, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 6,176 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Lambeth, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 6,176 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Lambeth sold for £536,623 in the latest House Price Index, down 6.3% on a year earlier. Across Lambeth, police record 154 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Lambeth, the nearest primary school is Sudbourne Primary School, 30 m away, about a 1 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is South Bank University Sixth Form, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Hetherington at the Pavilion, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Brixton station is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; Brixton (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest park, Rush Common, is 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Lambeth, police record 154 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Lambeth sold for £536,623 in the latest House Price Index, down 6.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,153,203, semi-detached £1,028,861, terraced £796,865, flats £439,289. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Sudbourne Primary School, 30 m away, about a 1 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is South Bank University Sixth Form, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Brixton is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk, and Brixton (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £66,181 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.