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SW8 1BL

Oval · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Oval
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW8 1DH 39 m
SW8 1BS 48 m
SW8 1BH 61 m
SW8 1DD 68 m
SW8 1DG 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW8 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW8
Postcode sector
SW8 1
Latitude
51.477336
Longitude
-0.120895
British National Grid easting
530,592
British National Grid northing
177,049

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Oval · E05014108
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green · E14001559
Output area
E00015792
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 004E · E01003129
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 004 · E02000621

Postcode source versions

Explore SW8

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Aldebert Terrace, London, SW8 1BL 19 March 2021 £1,495,000
2a, Aldebert Terrace, London, SW8 1BL 30 March 2001 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
326
Primary
151
Secondary
37

  1. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    285 m

  2. Herbert Morrison Primary School

    Community school

    375 m

  3. Platanos College

    Academy converter

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,099
  • Theft from the person 2,059
  • Anti social behaviour 1,863
  • Other theft 1,324
  • Shoplifting 1,203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

20 female, 8 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.6
SW8 1 residents
11,710

Age bands in SW8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

1,304 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

1,928 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.3%

4,887 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

2,602 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,121 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

111

within 5 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

    1 SELWAY HOUSE, 272 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SW8 1UL

    ODS code G85086

    209 m

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    370 m

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    558 m

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    802 m

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    862 m

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    892 m

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.1 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    1.1 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    1.1 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85054

    1.1 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85135

    1.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code G85673

    1.1 km

  • STOCKWELLBEING AH

    SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 110 UNION ROAD, LONDON, SW8 2SH

    ODS code Y05187

    1.1 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.4 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    1.7 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    1.7 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.7 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.8 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.8 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 111 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thorne Road

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Thorne Road

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Albert Square

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Tate Library

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • Albert Square

    BCT · South Lambeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 004E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,218 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

326 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 37 secondary schools. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,278.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,099 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.