Lambeth
SW4 house prices in Lambeth
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lambeth, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£561,625
Range £374,944–£1,392,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SW4: the typical (median) sold price is £561,625, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SW4 is an active market, with about 31 recorded sales a month. By property type, 76% were flats (typically £500,000) and 16% were terraced homes (typically £1,185,050).
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 SW4: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
SW4 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 31 sales a month, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.
When selling here, £561,625 is only the middle of a market that runs from £374,944 to £1,392,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; with leasehold the norm here, get the lease and service charge documents ready before you list.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, SW4 is well above the UK average, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Before you offer in SW4, check lease length, ground rent and service charge, planning history nearby (4,436 applications on record within 500 m) and long-term flood risk, and ask your conveyancer about the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free SW4 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
SW4 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£561,625
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.7
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,047
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SW4
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SW4 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £1,205,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £500,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1 | £1,205,000 | £1,205,000–£1,205,000 |
| Terraced | 40 | £1,185,050 | £608,500–£1,953,000 |
| Semi-detached | 17 | £1,130,000 | £573,000–£2,865,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 187 | £500,000 | £366,000–£800,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SW4
The quarterly typical price fell 12.9%, from £689,500 in Q4 2025 (18 sales) to £600,555 in Q3 2026 (49 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £689,500 | 18 |
| Q1 2026 | £542,500 | 100 |
| Q2 2026 | £550,000 | 83 |
| Q3 2026 | £600,555 | 49 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SW4 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SW4 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £374,944 and £1,392,500, around a typical £561,625.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SW4
Flat / maisonette homes were 76% of recorded sales (187 of 245). 24% of sales were freehold and 76% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached0%
- Terraced16%
- Semi-detached7%
- Flat / maisonette76%
Tenure
- Freehold24%
- Leasehold76%
See the figures
59 freehold (24%) and 191 leasehold (76%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SW4. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 21 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.
125, KINGS AVENUE, LONDON
£400,000 (2025)£560,000 (2026)+40% over 0.6 yrs (+72.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SW4 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 SW4
2, LENDAL TERRACE, LONDON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£646,500
104, TRIANGLE PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Aug 2026
£715,000
BARRY COURT, LESSAR AVENUE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£530,500
FLAT B, 80, UNION ROAD, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£355,000
6, CUBITT TERRACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£665,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SW4 includes the Balham ward.
In plain English
What the Lambeth (SW4) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: terraced homes sold for a typical £1,185,050 against £500,000 for flats: about 2.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £374,944 and £1,392,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 76% of these sales were leasehold, which marks a flat-heavy market. Buyers here weigh remaining lease length, ground rent and service charges as much as the price.
- This is an active district: about 31 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 16 December 2025 and 21 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 SW4
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 SW4
£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 SW4 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 SW4
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School.
All schools
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW4 9QJ
229 m
Outstanding · 2014
Clapham Manor Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW4 0BZ
420 m
Good · 2022
South Bank Colleges
16 plus · Colleges · SW4 9BL
425 m
Not graded
The Elms Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SW4 9ET
514 m
Good · 2020
Harris Clapham Sixth Form
16 plus · Free Schools · SW4 8DX
719 m
Not graded
Iqra Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW4 9PA
777 m
Outstanding · 2017
Macaulay Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW4 0NU
816 m
Good · 2023
Sudbourne Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SW2 5EF
844 m
Good · 2023
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 SW4 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SW4
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 SW4
4,436
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Lambeth/26/01991/TCAUndecided
418 m
REAR GARDEN: T1 Weeping Silver Lime. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. Reason: Ongoing root-related displacement and lifting of paving adjacent to the rear elevation, causing damage to hard surfacing and a trip hazard. Previous pruning has not resolved the issue. Similar neighbouring trees have been removed due to equivalent root-related impacts, including ref. 21/00781/TCA.
Received 2026-07-07
Lambeth/26/01901/NMCPermitted
249 m
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission ref: 26/00046/FUL (Erection of a roof extension with an inset dormer forming a front roof terrace, to accommodate a second floor and the installation of a roof light on the existing roof including fenestration alterations (Part-Retrospective)) granted on 02.03.2026. Amendment sought : Repositioning of the conservation roof light at the second floor and a reduction in size of the roof light.
Received 2026-06-26 · decided 2026-07-15
Lambeth/26/01853/VOCUndecided
340 m
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/03768/FUL (Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension together with the installation of a window at ground floor level to the front elevation, a side long obscured window at first floor level and new gate to the rear) granted 07.06.2024. Variation sought: to implement architectural and thermal improvements to the approved scheme.
Received 2026-06-23
Lambeth/26/01840/DETUndecided
396 m
Approval of details pursuant to condition 25 (SUDS) of planning permission 25/03234/FUL (Demolition of the sports hall located in the north wing of Henry Thornton building (also known as Block A) and erection of 4-storey extension comprising additional educational floorspace and the provision of cycle store, bin store, plant room and other associated works) granted on 19.06.2026.
Received 2026-06-22
Lambeth/26/01839/DETUndecided
396 m
Approval of details pursuant to condition 12 (Piling) of planning permission 25/03234/FUL (Demolition of the sports hall located in the north wing of Henry Thornton building (also known as Block A) and erection of 4-storey extension comprising additional educational floorspace and the provision of cycle store, bin store, plant room and other associated works) granted on 19.06.2026.
Received 2026-06-22
Lambeth/26/01829/NMCUndecided
225 m
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission ref: 24/02107/FUL (Demolition of the buildings and redevelopment of the site, involving the erection of 4 storey building to provide commercial unit at ground floor and 7 residential units on the upper floors, together with the provision of cycle and refuse stores, plus ASHP and commercial A/C units at roof top) granted on 07/01/2026. Amendment sought : 1. Plant Room and Commercial Bin/Bike Store Doors Location amended. 2. Window and Door Adjustments along the western elevation 3. Workshop and Plant Room Location Swapped. 4. Wall location Adjusted where the wall adjoining the winter garden. 5. Column to Glazing - A new column has been added to the glazing shown on the southern elevation of the ground floor commercial unit. The louvres above the full height glazing has also been identified as removed. 6. Roof light removed in the north east corner. 7. Roof light removed in the south east corner of the building. 8. Removal of window on proposed third floor. 9. PV Location - The drawings did not include any provision for PV panels to the roof, this proposed amendment simply identifies the potential location for PV panels should these be required for the building. 10. Separate Residential Cycle Store Door removed 11. Amendment to Window Location at first floor level on the northern elevation. 12. Window Cill level raised to correspond with the location of the window in the kitchen of Unit 6. 13. Opening Section of window made full height to the bedroom in Unit 06
Received 2026-06-22
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SW4 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 SW4 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 4436 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SW4
Decile 5 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 SW4 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SW4 7UU, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 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 SW4 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SW4: 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 SW4, band by band
Lambeth's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SW4 median sold price of £561,625 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÷ £561,625 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,365 | £114 | 0.24% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,592 | £133 | 0.28% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,820 | £152 | 0.32% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,047 | £171 | 0.36% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,502 | £209 | 0.45% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £2,957 | £246 | 0.53% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,412 | £284 | 0.61% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,094 | £341 | 0.73% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SW4 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 SW4 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 237 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SW4. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
2, LENDAL TERRACE, LONDON
SW4 7UU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£646,500
2026-08-21
104, TRIANGLE PLACE, LONDON
SW4 7EQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£715,000
2026-08-17
BARRY COURT, LESSAR AVENUE, LONDON
SW4 9HH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,500
2026-08-14
FLAT B, 80, UNION ROAD, LONDON
SW4 6JU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-08-14
6, CUBITT TERRACE, LONDON
SW4 6AR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£665,000
2026-08-14
134, WINGATE SQUARE, LONDON
SW4 0AN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-08-11
35, ELMS CRESCENT, LONDON
SW4 8QE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£765,000
2026-08-10
71B, RECTORY GROVE, LONDON
SW4 0DS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£775,000
2026-08-10
66, RATHMELL DRIVE, LONDON
SW4 8JW · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-08-07
59A, BRAYBURNE AVENUE, LONDON
SW4 6AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-07
74, CLAPHAM COMMON WEST SIDE, LONDON
SW4 9AX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,800,000
2026-08-06
1, MAUD CHADBURN PLACE, LONDON
SW4 9DY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-06
MARSHALL COURT, STUDLEY ROAD, LONDON
SW4 6RT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-08-03
92A, HAMBALT ROAD, LONDON
SW4 9EJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£800,000
2026-08-03
34, PRESCOTT PLACE, LONDON
SW4 6BU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£563,250
2026-08-03
127B, ABBEVILLE ROAD, LONDON
SW4 9JL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£690,000
2026-07-31
13, TURRET GROVE, LONDON
SW4 0ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-07-31
125, KINGS AVENUE, LONDON
SW4 8EP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£560,000
2026-07-31
60, CHELSHAM ROAD, LONDON
SW4 6NP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£724,000
2026-07-31
2, FLUTEMAKERS MEWS, LONDON
SW4 8AA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£865,000
2026-07-31
160, ABBEVILLE ROAD, LONDON
SW4 9LP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,895,000
2026-07-30
21, UNION ROAD, LONDON
SW4 6JQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-07-30
69, NARBONNE AVENUE, LONDON
SW4 9JP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£651,995
2026-07-29
3, SINGER MEWS, LONDON
SW4 6AX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-27
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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- House prices in SW12 (London) 1.1 miles
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- House prices in SE24 (London) 1.6 miles
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Data sources
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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.