Lambeth
Lambeth is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 6,000. It has 1 school, 15 GP surgeries, 10 pharmacies, 5 supermarkets, 3 parks and greens, and around 253 restaurants and cafés, along with 91 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Brixton, 0.3 km away. There were around 2,579 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly theft from the person. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lambeth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Lambeth area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 317,654 residents at roughly 11,839 people per km².
- Council
- Lambeth
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Vauxhall
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 275th of 294 English council areas — better than 6% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 9° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:28
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 9.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 6.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2380 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Theft from the person478
- Violence & sexual offences427
- Anti-social behaviour419
- Other theft372
13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Kennington · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Dealing with Gang related crime associated with drug dealing offences.
- To tackle robbery & theft snatch offences that are committed, especially in the winter months as the night draw in faster.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
938 reported road collisions (2025)
187 killed or seriously injured · 1,051 casualties · 29.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 421 rated 4–5 ★ (319 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lambeth North (0.3 km)
- 120 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from London Waterloo (0.6 km):
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Live buses at Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum:
- 3 → Victoria · 2 min
- 3 → Victoria · 12 min
- 3 → Victoria · 28 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£540,198 average▼ 6.5% YoY
Across Lambeth · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£2,525 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £1,882
- 2 bed £2,342
- 3 bed £2,682
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,149 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (2.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (2.1 km)
40 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Shell Recharge/Ubitricity (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres12
- Gyms28
- Sports pitches122
- Playgrounds85
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
317,654 residents in Lambeth · 11,839/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 76%
- 65+: 9%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK39,186
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK45,880
- Net moves−6,694
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 70 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,047 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 148,600)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
103 schools · 35,655 pupils
56 primary · 15 secondary · 32 other
Ofsted: 33 of 39 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
85 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' SchoolOutstanding
- Lilian Baylis Technology SchoolOutstanding
- Oasis Academy South BankOutstanding
- City Heights E-ACT AcademyGood
- Harris Academy ClaphamGood
- Platanos CollegeGood
- The Elmgreen SchoolGood
- The Elms AcademyGood
- The Norwood SchoolGood
- London Nautical, City of London AcademyRequires improvement
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
- Minerva Virtual Academy
- Saint Gabriel's College
- Trinity Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lambeth
Care & health services
257 CQC-registered services
- Care homes35
- GP practices60
- Dentists67
- Homecare agencies60
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lambeth
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 979 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
453 applications decided
79.9% granted · 362 granted, 91 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Florence Eshalomi
Labour (Co-op)
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 25
- LD 9
- Grn 28
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools50
- GPs & clinics25
- Pharmacies13
- Supermarkets17
- Parks & greens211
- Restaurants & cafés573
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,495 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
376 jobs advertised · £36,863 avg
e.g. Civil Engineer, Teaching Assistant, Class Teacher
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£947 median full-time weekly pay
6.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£36,951 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 199,473 certificates
8.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
47% low-carbon electricity
Gas 52% · Wind 33% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 5%
210 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 64.6 women · 63.7 men
51% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SE11
- Hurley And Riverside Practices
- Gray'S Inn Medical Group Vauxhall
- Community Paediatricians-Lambeth
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vauxhall and Camberwell Green:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU135 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements123 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND122 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after115 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
King's College London Mathematics School · 0.0 kmKing's College London Mathematics School, also known as King's Maths School or KCLMS, is a maths school located in the Lambeth area of London, England. King's College London Mathematics School is run in partnership wi…
A23 road · 0.2 kmThe A23 road is a major road in the United Kingdom between London and Brighton, East Sussex, England. It is managed by Transport for London for the section inside the Greater London boundary, Surrey County Council and…
Morley College · 0.2 kmMorley College is a specialist adult education and further education college in London, England. The college has three main campuses, one in Waterloo on the South Bank, and two in West London namely in North Kensingto…
- Centre for Young Musicians · 0.2 km
The Centre for Young Musicians, or CYM, is a specialist Saturday music centre formed in 1970 and based at Morley College in London, England. It offers musical training to students 5 to 18 who play a musical instrument…
Imperial War Museum · 0.2 kmThe Imperial War Museum (IWM), currently branded "Imperial War Museums", is a British national museum. Its headquarters are in London, with five branches in England. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, it was…
Dog and Duck, St George's Fields · 0.2 kmThe Dog and Duck was a tavern built upon St George's Fields in London in the 17th century. It was named after the sport of duck-baiting, that took place in adjacent wetland. In the 18th century its gardens were used a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lambeth?
- Lambeth is a town in Greater London, England, in the Lambeth local authority.
- What is the population of Lambeth?
- Lambeth has an approximate settlement population of 6,000.
- How deprived is Lambeth?
- The Lambeth local authority, which includes Lambeth, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.