Living in SE11, Lambeth
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SE11 in Lambeth. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SE11 sold at a median of £535,000 across 78 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Lambeth are down 6.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 211 schools within about 3 miles, 85% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of SE11 is in flood zone 3 (high probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Lambeth pays £2,047 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 2,188 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Lambeth: £536,623, down 6.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.
Check sold prices for a specific address in SE11 →
See where SE11 ranks across London →
Council tax at Band D in Lambeth: £2,047 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SE11 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SE11 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SE11
78 recorded home sales on the streets around central SE11 in the last 2 years, with a median of £535,000 and a range from £126,000 to £1,860,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4 Kennington Palace Court Sancroft Street, SE11 5UL | Flat or maisonette | £750,000 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Flat 29 Brittany Point Lollard Street, SE11 6UJ | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| 32 Newburn Street, SE11 5PJ | Terraced | £1,010,000 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Flat 1 321 Kennington Road, SE11 4QE | Flat or maisonette | £332,000 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Flat 12 Cornwall Court Cleaver Street, SE11 4DF | Flat or maisonette | £463,500 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 76 Courtenay Street, SE11 5PQ | Terraced | £950,000 | 1 Apr 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
211 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi away | no figure |
| Crampton Primary | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi away | 0.22 mi 2025/26 |
| Ashmole Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.6 mi away | no figure |
| Oasis Academy South Bank | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.6 mi away | no figure |
| John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi away | no figure |
| Herbert Morrison Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.0 mi away | no figure |
Will an address here get a place? How far Lambeth schools admitted from, school by school →
115 state primary and 28 state secondary schools within range, plus 35 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
35 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Alleyn's School, Arco Academy, Charterhouse Square School, City Junior School, City of London School, City of London School for Girls and others.
All 35 fee-paying schools near SE11, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
14 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Birkbeck College, City University, Courtauld Institute of Art, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, King's College London, London School of Economics and Political Science and others.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 31.9% |
| Associate professional and technical | 17.9% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 7.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SE11 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: white residents, down 8.3 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SE11 (E01003106, 2,135 residents in 2021, up 8.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 8.3 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 27.3% | 26.6% | -0.7 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 19.9% | 20.8% | +0.9 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 43.4% | 44.4% | +1.0 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 16.8% | 15.6% | -1.2 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 8.9% | 9.9% | +1.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 54.7% | 60.0% | +5.3 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 31.0% | 35.2% | +4.2 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 86.6% | 86.6% | 0.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 64.2% | 55.9% | -8.3 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
2,188 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SE11 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.
Flood risk
Zone 3 (high probability), sea flooding. This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Lambeth's figures.
Buses from the centre of SE11
Best-served stop: Kennington Lane, with 24.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SE11 is Kennington Lane: 24.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 20.0 in the evening and 18.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:18, last 00:31. Routes there: 59, 159, 3, 360. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SE11. The nearest, Hurley and Riverside Practices, has 22,910 registered patients and 4,716 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley and Riverside Practices | 0.2 mi | 22,910 | 4,716 |
| Gray's Inn Medical Group Vauxhall | 0.3 mi | 9,514 | 2,871 |
| Nexus Health Group | 0.6 mi | 76,363 | 2,563 |
Nearest A&E: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, where 44.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at 53.2%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Lambeth pays £2,047 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Lambeth, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,592 | +6.0% |
| 2022-23 | £1,660 | +4.3% |
| 2023-24 | £1,762 | +6.1% |
| 2024-25 | £1,865 | +5.8% |
| 2025-26 | £1,954 | +4.8% |
| 2026-27 | £2,047 | +4.8% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Lambeth was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£20.0m), 2025-26 (£40.0m), 2023-24 (£50.0m), 2020-21 (£125m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about SE11
What is the average house price in SE11?
The average sold price in Lambeth is £536,623 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SE11?
Prices in Lambeth are down 6.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SE11?
The median of 78 recorded sales around central SE11 in the last 2 years is £535,000, ranging from £126,000 to £1,860,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in SE11?
211 schools sit within 3 miles of central SE11, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in SE11?
2,188 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SE11 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).
Is SE11 at risk of flooding?
Central SE11 sits in Zone 3 (high probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is SE11 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £535,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 2,188 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SE11 safe?
2,188 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SE11 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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