Lambeth, in numbers

Average home prices reached £537,000 in Lambeth.

Lambeth council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Brixton’s public investments range from an opened bowling alley to construction at Somerleyton Road and a new permission for homes and workspace around the Rec Quarter. Supporting existing residents and small organisations through that change is central to making the benefits local.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Lambeth council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £77,955 in August 1996; £536,623 in July 2026. 588.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £73,000 to £537,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £36,000 less per home (6.3% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Lambeth council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	72,550
February 1995	69,992
March 1995	71,014
April 1995	71,070
May 1995	73,903
June 1995	73,738
July 1995	74,517
August 1995	73,694
September 1995	75,103
October 1995	74,525
November 1995	72,853
December 1995	71,938
January 1996	73,630
February 1996	77,405
March 1996	76,823
April 1996	76,718
May 1996	76,420
June 1996	78,650
July 1996	79,013
August 1996	77,955
September 1996	78,078
October 1996	77,406
November 1996	78,529
December 1996	80,007
January 1997	83,766
February 1997	84,639
March 1997	84,784
April 1997	83,263
May 1997	86,712
June 1997	91,392
July 1997	98,487
August 1997	98,458
September 1997	99,047
October 1997	95,516
November 1997	97,859
December 1997	99,619
January 1998	103,017
February 1998	104,164
March 1998	103,489
April 1998	104,481
May 1998	106,386
June 1998	112,197
July 1998	115,532
August 1998	117,368
September 1998	115,926
October 1998	114,562
November 1998	113,669
December 1998	114,669
January 1999	113,602
February 1999	114,715
March 1999	114,181
April 1999	117,485
May 1999	120,298
June 1999	120,826
July 1999	125,577
August 1999	128,965
September 1999	133,963
October 1999	134,541
November 1999	135,601
December 1999	138,326
January 2000	141,316
February 2000	145,344
March 2000	146,281
April 2000	152,695
May 2000	155,469
June 2000	160,383
July 2000	158,776
August 2000	162,097
September 2000	165,738
October 2000	168,755
November 2000	172,819
December 2000	172,066
January 2001	172,191
February 2001	166,565
March 2001	166,942
April 2001	168,365
May 2001	176,033
June 2001	178,895
July 2001	181,008
August 2001	181,945
September 2001	181,801
October 2001	180,551
November 2001	179,232
December 2001	182,047
January 2002	190,451
February 2002	190,771
March 2002	191,689
April 2002	189,164
May 2002	193,975
June 2002	199,141
July 2002	205,887
August 2002	214,392
September 2002	217,964
October 2002	217,972
November 2002	216,166
December 2002	219,003
January 2003	220,425
February 2003	221,967
March 2003	217,977
April 2003	216,091
May 2003	211,056
June 2003	210,605
July 2003	212,001
August 2003	218,051
September 2003	221,283
October 2003	221,063
November 2003	221,080
December 2003	221,027
January 2004	227,770
February 2004	226,684
March 2004	228,280
April 2004	229,063
May 2004	231,368
June 2004	236,388
July 2004	239,329
August 2004	247,224
September 2004	250,236
October 2004	247,049
November 2004	243,815
December 2004	243,226
January 2005	242,714
February 2005	240,652
March 2005	236,438
April 2005	237,185
May 2005	238,467
June 2005	243,421
July 2005	250,382
August 2005	252,351
September 2005	254,068
October 2005	247,401
November 2005	248,499
December 2005	248,315
January 2006	253,462
February 2006	250,885
March 2006	252,547
April 2006	254,534
May 2006	263,839
June 2006	266,875
July 2006	272,252
August 2006	275,726
September 2006	280,099
October 2006	281,086
November 2006	280,440
December 2006	281,637
January 2007	286,101
February 2007	291,626
March 2007	299,395
April 2007	303,850
May 2007	310,944
June 2007	321,285
July 2007	327,315
August 2007	337,306
September 2007	340,822
October 2007	342,834
November 2007	338,778
December 2007	330,937
January 2008	329,645
February 2008	324,462
March 2008	325,759
April 2008	327,182
May 2008	324,111
June 2008	317,522
July 2008	315,859
August 2008	317,630
September 2008	323,732
October 2008	309,773
November 2008	295,118
December 2008	284,954
January 2009	281,348
February 2009	281,465
March 2009	272,983
April 2009	264,672
May 2009	269,736
June 2009	276,385
July 2009	289,613
August 2009	292,464
September 2009	296,202
October 2009	302,850
November 2009	304,700
December 2009	301,854
January 2010	305,989
February 2010	306,982
March 2010	315,847
April 2010	315,047
May 2010	318,281
June 2010	319,015
July 2010	325,115
August 2010	330,665
September 2010	328,777
October 2010	323,779
November 2010	314,896
December 2010	313,089
January 2011	310,814
February 2011	314,176
March 2011	314,311
April 2011	319,604
May 2011	321,216
June 2011	325,952
July 2011	326,105
August 2011	334,643
September 2011	336,099
October 2011	338,765
November 2011	332,509
December 2011	331,438
January 2012	330,013
February 2012	335,443
March 2012	336,717
April 2012	341,391
May 2012	346,768
June 2012	356,774
July 2012	358,908
August 2012	362,266
September 2012	357,992
October 2012	362,294
November 2012	357,992
December 2012	360,139
January 2013	355,048
February 2013	364,932
March 2013	370,630
April 2013	375,897
May 2013	371,050
June 2013	375,912
July 2013	386,740
August 2013	393,217
September 2013	404,038
October 2013	414,816
November 2013	421,832
December 2013	428,622
January 2014	422,966
February 2014	434,890
March 2014	430,146
April 2014	442,898
May 2014	453,844
June 2014	466,227
July 2014	477,471
August 2014	480,985
September 2014	495,152
October 2014	496,700
November 2014	490,073
December 2014	479,085
January 2015	472,350
February 2015	469,549
March 2015	474,431
April 2015	476,641
May 2015	492,317
June 2015	500,785
July 2015	518,815
August 2015	534,734
September 2015	544,088
October 2015	534,414
November 2015	521,626
December 2015	518,704
January 2016	525,815
February 2016	537,391
March 2016	548,679
April 2016	550,344
May 2016	546,893
June 2016	545,804
July 2016	559,534
August 2016	567,232
September 2016	567,761
October 2016	558,414
November 2016	554,143
December 2016	548,167
January 2017	545,653
February 2017	543,024
March 2017	544,921
April 2017	545,426
May 2017	554,664
June 2017	562,007
July 2017	570,376
August 2017	568,783
September 2017	567,661
October 2017	560,601
November 2017	552,603
December 2017	545,087
January 2018	550,435
February 2018	549,221
March 2018	546,268
April 2018	552,608
May 2018	555,554
June 2018	562,102
July 2018	548,505
August 2018	539,162
September 2018	531,014
October 2018	541,027
November 2018	548,850
December 2018	547,147
January 2019	537,251
February 2019	530,614
March 2019	532,724
April 2019	534,968
May 2019	530,328
June 2019	540,004
July 2019	546,002
August 2019	556,727
September 2019	555,274
October 2019	549,428
November 2019	553,298
December 2019	557,289
January 2020	560,049
February 2020	554,805
March 2020	551,841
April 2020	538,001
May 2020	543,522
June 2020	552,494
July 2020	572,980
August 2020	579,325
September 2020	582,791
October 2020	580,331
November 2020	579,400
December 2020	572,048
January 2021	578,071
February 2021	573,989
March 2021	585,754
April 2021	580,904
May 2021	586,152
June 2021	572,530
July 2021	558,412
August 2021	554,902
September 2021	558,164
October 2021	570,270
November 2021	572,904
December 2021	573,243
January 2022	573,879
February 2022	577,570
March 2022	568,952
April 2022	568,769
May 2022	563,781
June 2022	569,314
July 2022	575,541
August 2022	594,977
September 2022	603,542
October 2022	607,388
November 2022	594,776
December 2022	586,042
January 2023	580,515
February 2023	584,032
March 2023	589,011
April 2023	590,387
May 2023	577,229
June 2023	563,141
July 2023	567,603
August 2023	575,015
September 2023	594,709
October 2023	589,227
November 2023	585,894
December 2023	569,140
January 2024	560,564
February 2024	552,962
March 2024	555,563
April 2024	560,794
May 2024	566,183
June 2024	560,421
July 2024	563,483
August 2024	570,507
September 2024	580,865
October 2024	574,119
November 2024	568,285
December 2024	572,344
January 2025	573,843
February 2025	569,086
March 2025	560,269
April 2025	560,029
May 2025	561,431
June 2025	567,025
July 2025	572,767
August 2025	577,842
September 2025	572,435
October 2025	561,743
November 2025	545,286
December 2025	539,765
January 2026	545,751
February 2026	550,727
March 2026	546,524
April 2026	547,125
May 2026	546,623
June 2026	550,075
July 2026	536,623

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People living in the area

314,298

Mid-2025 · Lambeth council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£537,000

July 2026 · Lambeth council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £536,623.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£2,525

August 2026 · Lambeth council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

20.1% to 42.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 20.1% in Myatt's Fields to 42.8% in Streatham St Leonard's — a gap of 22.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Myatt's Fields	20.1%	929	4,627
Brixton North	22.3%	1,498	6,712
Kennington	23.2%	1,507	6,499
Gipsy Hill	23.5%	1,029	4,374
Knight's Hill	24.3%	1,679	6,913
West Dulwich	26.8%	1,261	4,703
Brixton Windrush	27.7%	1,133	4,088
Clapham Park	28.8%	1,564	5,434
Brixton Rush Common	28.9%	1,823	6,309
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	28.9%	1,899	6,564
St Martin's	29.7%	1,350	4,551
Stockwell West & Larkhall	29.9%	2,051	6,862
Streatham Hill East	30.4%	1,221	4,021
Streatham Common & Vale	31.9%	2,116	6,633
Stockwell East	33.7%	1,590	4,714
Streatham Hill West & Thornton	33.9%	1,569	4,630
Streatham Wells	35.5%	1,449	4,087
Brixton Acre Lane	36.4%	2,410	6,615
Clapham Town	36.7%	2,604	7,103
Clapham East	37.6%	1,598	4,250
Clapham Common & Abbeville	37.7%	1,592	4,220
Oval	37.9%	2,095	5,529
Vauxhall	40.6%	1,968	4,848
Waterloo & South Bank	41.3%	1,595	3,863
Streatham St Leonard's	42.8%	2,793	6,533

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.6% to 5.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.6% in Clapham Common & Abbeville to 5.4% in Gipsy Hill — a gap of 2.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Clapham Common & Abbeville	2.6%	257	10,014
Streatham Hill West & Thornton	2.6%	288	10,887
Streatham St Leonard's	3%	481	15,815
Clapham Town	3.4%	540	15,904
Stockwell East	3.5%	381	10,746
Streatham Common & Vale	3.6%	641	17,660
West Dulwich	3.7%	418	11,384
Brixton Rush Common	3.7%	549	14,929
Vauxhall	3.7%	359	9,733
Clapham Park	3.7%	469	12,711
Stockwell West & Larkhall	3.8%	619	16,333
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	3.9%	632	16,157
Clapham East	3.9%	387	9,845
Brixton Acre Lane	4%	605	15,252
St Martin's	4.1%	441	10,844
Streatham Wells	4.1%	401	9,757
Streatham Hill East	4.2%	419	9,879
Oval	4.3%	532	12,441
Waterloo & South Bank	4.3%	381	8,859
Brixton Windrush	4.6%	437	9,482
Brixton North	4.7%	772	16,321
Myatt's Fields	4.8%	528	10,932
Kennington	4.9%	714	14,603
Knight's Hill	5.1%	866	16,903
Gipsy Hill	5.4%	552	10,260

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

6.5% to 12.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 6.5% in Vauxhall to 12.1% in West Dulwich — a gap of 5.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Vauxhall	6.5%	633	9,733
Brixton Windrush	6.6%	622	9,480
St Martin's	6.7%	727	10,844
Clapham East	7.1%	696	9,842
Clapham Park	7.2%	916	12,711
Stockwell West & Larkhall	7.3%	1,187	16,333
Brixton Rush Common	7.4%	1,107	14,929
Brixton Acre Lane	7.5%	1,138	15,251
Brixton North	7.5%	1,227	16,324
Clapham Common & Abbeville	7.7%	769	10,016
Stockwell East	7.8%	840	10,746
Streatham Hill West & Thornton	7.9%	862	10,889
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	8%	1,297	16,156
Clapham Town	8.4%	1,336	15,905
Streatham St Leonard's	8.6%	1,361	15,815
Myatt's Fields	8.8%	962	10,931
Streatham Hill East	9%	887	9,877
Gipsy Hill	9.3%	950	10,259
Waterloo & South Bank	9.8%	865	8,857
Oval	10%	1,240	12,443
Knight's Hill	10%	1,689	16,907
Streatham Wells	10.1%	981	9,759
Kennington	10.3%	1,500	14,604
Streatham Common & Vale	11.9%	2,095	17,659
West Dulwich	12.1%	1,374	11,386

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Use the Rec’s wider offer to reach local families

Brixton Rec has added bowling to existing leisure activities.

Proposed response: Check affordable access and the mix of activities people use.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Help small organisations through the end of temporary sites

Pop Brixton and International House tenants face relocation as redevelopment progresses.

Proposed response: Make the announced support useful to each affected occupier.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Match the new homes to household needs

Somerleyton’s current phase includes social and affordable housing.

Proposed response: Coordinate allocations and support with construction.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Brixton Recreation Centre

Brixton Rec bowling alley

A three-lane bowling alley adds to the centre’s family activities.

Opened on 8 August 2025 · evidence dated 2025-08-08

Responsible body: Lambeth Council

What the source says: The council confirms the opening, with walk-in and private bookings. It is an existing facility, not proof of a borough-wide improvement in health.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

New bowling alley launched at Brixton Rec →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the Rec’s wider offer to reach local families →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Somerleyton Road, Brixton

Somerleyton Road housing phase

The phase adds social and affordable homes alongside the wider mixed-use scheme.

Construction start marked in March 2026 · evidence dated 2026-03-18

Responsible body: Lambeth Council

What the source says: The March announcement marks the start of 187 social and affordable homes. The wider 378-home scheme includes extra-care housing and community space; those totals are not completed homes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Work to start on social and affordable homes →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Match the new homes to household needs →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

49 Brixton Station Road and 6 Canterbury Crescent

Rec Quarter homes and workspace

Plans combine housing with workspace and better facilities for the street markets.

Planning committee agreed permission in March 2026 · evidence dated 2026-03-25

Responsible body: Lambeth Council

What the source says: The committee agreed permission on 24 March for a 288-home scheme with workspace and market storage. Temporary tenants are offered relocation support. Planned closure dates are not treated as completed moves.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Social rent homes and workspace scheme approved →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Help small organisations through the end of temporary sites →

Keep the street markets working through construction →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

25 of 25 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.