Lambeth
SE21 house prices in Lambeth
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lambeth, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£700,000
Range £310,000–£1,965,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Feb 2025 and 10 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SE21: the typical (median) sold price is £700,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SE21 is a quiet market, with about 14 recorded sales a month. By property type, 49% were flats (typically £434,500) and 26% were terraced homes (typically £962,875).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,047 a year: Lambeth's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lambeth, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SE21: a quiet market, so take your time
SE21 sees just 14 sales a month, so no single figure here should carry much weight, and the individual sold homes are the better guide.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £2,150,000 and flats at £434,500, the £310,000 to £1,965,000 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, SE21 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (1,269 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free SE21 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
SE21 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£700,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
14.0
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,047
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SE21
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SE21 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £2,150,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £434,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 11 | £2,150,000 | £800,000–£3,500,000 |
| Semi-detached | 52 | £1,445,193 | £600,000–£2,684,000 |
| Terraced | 62 | £962,875 | £627,500–£1,645,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 118 | £434,500 | £263,500–£734,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Feb 2025 and 10 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SE21
The quarterly typical price rose 92.3%, from £485,000 in Q1 2025 (36 sales) to £932,500 in Q3 2026 (16 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | £485,000 | 36 |
| Q2 2025 | £840,000 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | £755,000 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | £792,500 | 49 |
| Q1 2026 | £850,000 | 42 |
| Q2 2026 | £509,000 | 20 |
| Q3 2026 | £932,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Feb 2025 and 10 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SE21 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SE21 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £310,000 and £1,965,000, around a typical £700,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Feb 2025 and 10 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SE21
Flat / maisonette homes were 49% of recorded sales (118 of 243). 48% of sales were freehold and 52% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached5%
- Semi-detached21%
- Terraced26%
- Flat / maisonette49%
Tenure
- Freehold48%
- Leasehold52%
See the figures
120 freehold (48%) and 130 leasehold (52%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SE21. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Feb 2025 and 10 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
52, MARTELL ROAD, LONDON
£430,000 (2025)£483,000 (2026)+12.3% over 0.6 yrs (+20.9%/yr)
MARKHAM HOUSE, KINGSWOOD ESTATE, LONDON
£260,000 (2025)£345,000 (2026)+32.7% over 1.1 yrs (+28.4%/yr)
99, THURLOW PARK ROAD, LONDON
£755,000 (2025)£182,000 (2026)-75.9% over 0.9 yrs (-77.9%/yr)
58, THURLOW PARK ROAD, LONDON
£465,000 (2025)£425,000 (2026)-8.6% over 0.9 yrs (-9.7%/yr)
51, THURLOW PARK ROAD, LONDON
£450,000 (2025)£385,000 (2025)-14.4% over 0.5 yrs (-26%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SE21 sits in Lambeth
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SE21
50, SOUTH CROXTED ROAD, LONDON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£1,365,000
POND COTTAGES, COLLEGE ROAD, LONDON
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£750,000
1B, ST FAITHS ROAD, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 31 Jul 2026
£340,000
12, COKERS LANE, LONDON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 28 Jul 2026
£950,000
74, CLIVE ROAD, LONDON
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£710,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SE21 includes the Dulwich Village ward.
In plain English
What the Lambeth (SE21) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £2,150,000 against £434,500 for flats: about 4.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £310,000 and £1,965,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 52% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 14 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 14 February 2025 and 10 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SE21
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SE21
£2,047
Band D a year in Lambeth, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,365 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,592 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,820 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,047 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,502 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £2,957 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,412 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,094 |
These are Lambeth's charges for 2026-27, the authority SE21 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Lambeth · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SE21
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Dulwich College.
All schools
Dulwich College
Independent schools · SE21 7LD
303 m
Not graded
Alleyn's Oakfield
Independent schools · SE21 8HP
436 m
Not graded
Dulwich Prep & Senior
Independent schools · SE21 7AA
582 m
Not graded
Dulwich Wood Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SE21 8NS
622 m
Good · 2022
Kingsdale Foundation School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SE21 8SQ
792 m
Outstanding · 2023
Rosemead Preparatory School
Independent schools · SE21 8HZ
824 m
Not graded
Elm Wood School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SE27 9RR
849 m
Good · 2019
Rosendale Primary School
Primary · Academies · SE21 8LR
995 m
Outstanding · 2024
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SE21 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SE21
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SE21
1,269
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Southwark/26/AP/2030Undecided
316 m
T1. Holm oak Tree. 10 metres in height. 8 metres in width. Lift to 3 metres all round, as tree is low growing. Situated next to the dead tree in the front garden. T2. Cherry Tree. 4.5 metres in height. 9 metres in width. lift to 3metres and remove all deadwood. Tree is low growing. Situated in the front garden by parking area. T3. Ash Tree. 18 metres in height. 4 metres in width. Fell to ground level using a 21 metre MEWP. Tree is in very poor health. Situated in the rear garden.
Received 2026-07-13
Southwark/26/AP/2029Undecided
385 m
T1 Oak - Crown lifting to 4m all round of an Oak tree (approximately 16m in height) situated within the sports field
Received 2026-07-13
Southwark/26/AP/2013Undecided
303 m
T1. Willow Tree. 14 metres in height. 10 metres in width. Remove 1 low failed limb, and other low growing limb. Situated in the front garden. T2. Chestnut Tree. 12 metres in height. 10 metres in width. Remove 3 lower dead limbs. Situated next door in Dulwich college.
Received 2026-07-09
Southwark/26/AP/1940Permitted
316 m
5 DAY NOTIFICATION: T1. Dead Tree. Unable to identify. Fell to ground level. Situated at the front of the property at Elm Lodge.
Received 2026-07-03 · decided 2026-07-07
Southwark/26/AP/1899Undecided
385 m
Works to trees in a Conservation Area. To remove two trees within the Dulwich Village Conservation Area. 1x Sambucus sp. 1x Ilex aquilfolium. Please see the attached photos of the trees in question. Neither of these trees have been shown or categorised on the approved tree plans, and only one has been shown on the topo survey. 1x Sambucus sp. estimated dbh of <100mm and 1x Ilex aquilfolium estimated dbh of <200mm are requested to be removed on the eastern aspect of the existing building. Reason for this is the required forklift has proven to be too wide and would likely cause damage to both trees as well as the machine. KIND are aware the removal of these trees may require replacement. Neither of these trees have been shown or categorised on the approved tree plans.
Received 2026-07-01
Lambeth/26/01861/FULUndecided
356 m
Demolition of two existing sheds and erection of one single storey outbuilding in the rear garden
Received 2026-06-23
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SE21 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SE21 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1269 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SE21
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled SE21 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 9, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SE21 8BD, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SE21 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SE21: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SE21, band by band
Lambeth's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SE21 median sold price of £700,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearLambeth | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £700,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,365 | £114 | 0.19% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,592 | £133 | 0.23% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,820 | £152 | 0.26% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,047 | £171 | 0.29% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,502 | £209 | 0.36% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £2,957 | £246 | 0.42% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,412 | £284 | 0.49% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,094 | £341 | 0.58% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SE21 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lambeth, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SE21 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SE21. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
50, SOUTH CROXTED ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8BD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,365,000
2026-08-10
POND COTTAGES, COLLEGE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 7LE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-07-31
1B, ST FAITHS ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8JD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-31
12, COKERS LANE, LONDON
SE21 8NF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-07-28
74, CLIVE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8BU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£710,000
2026-07-24
101, PYMERS MEAD, LONDON
SE21 8NJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-07-24
36, PARK HALL ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,650,000
2026-07-22
73, CLIVE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,010,000
2026-07-17
7, COLLEGE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 7BQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,210,000
2026-07-09
21, CONEY ACRE, LONDON
SE21 8LL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£915,000
2026-07-09
10, RYECOTES MEAD, LONDON
SE21 7EP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-07
13, GILKES CRESCENT, LONDON
SE21 7BP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,685,000
2026-07-03
36A, ROSENDALE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-03
4, FRANK DIXON WAY, LONDON
SE21 7BB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,500,000
2026-07-03
WYKEHAM MANSIONS, 18 - 20, ROSENDALE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£317,000
2026-07-02
35, DALKEITH ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8LT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£730,000
2026-06-26
203, PEABODY HILL, LONDON
SE21 8LA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£273,800
2026-06-25
13, THURLOW PARK ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8JB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£607,000
2026-06-25
52, MARTELL ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8EE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£483,000
2026-06-22
213, ROSENDALE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8LW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,600,000
2026-06-18
28B, PARK HALL ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£297,000
2026-06-17
41A, ROSENDALE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-06-12
154, CLIVE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8BP · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-06-05
5, CLIVE ROAD, LONDON
SE21 8DA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-05-28
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The closest districts to SE21 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SE24 (London) 1.3 miles
- House prices in SE22 (London) 1.3 miles
- House prices in SE19 (London) 1.5 miles
- House prices in SW2 (Brixton) 1.5 miles
- House prices in SE26 (London) 1.7 miles
- House prices in SE23 (London) 1.7 miles
- House prices in SW16 (Streatham) 2.1 miles
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Data sources
Every SE21 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.